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Exodus 22:21

Regulations Regarding Foreigners and the Poor

21 “ ‘You will not mistreat an alien, and you will not oppress him, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

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Exodus 22:21 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.

Exodus 22:21 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 “You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 “You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 “You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:21 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 “Do not cheat or hurt a foreigner, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 “Never mistreat or oppress foreigners, because you were foreigners living in Egypt. 

Exodus 22:21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 “You must not exploit a foreign resident or oppress him, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 “Do not treat outsiders badly. Do not beat them down. Remember, you were outsiders in Egypt.

Exodus 22:21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 “You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.


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