TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Exodus›Exodus 23›Exodus 23:9
Exodus 23:9 KJV
Exodus · chapter 23 · verse 9
Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.Exodus 23:9 · King James Version
Exodus 23:9 in context
7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
9Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
10And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
11But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- strangergêrproperly, a guestH1616 →
- oppresslâchatsproperly, to pressH3905 →
- seeingkîyvery widely used as a relative conjunction or adverbH3588 →
- heartnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
- knowyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- landʼeretsthe earthH776 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
Here are, I. Cautions concerning judicial proceedings; it was not enough that they had good laws, better than ever any nation had, but care must be taken for the due administration of justice according to those laws. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9