Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 22:20-25

20Ifanyone sacrificesזֹבֵ֥חַzo.Ve.achH2076to any godלָאֱלֹהִ֖יםla.'E.lo.HimH430other thanבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068aloneלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905,he must be set apart for destructionיָֽחֳרָ֑םyo.cho.RamH2763.

21You must notH3808exploitתוֹנֶ֖הto.NehH3238orH3808oppressתִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּtil.cha.Tze.nuH3905a foreign residentוְגֵ֥רve.GerH1616,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you yourselves wereהֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.TemH1961foreignersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808mistreatH6031anyכָּל־kol-H3605widowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490or orphanוְיָת֖וֹםve.ya.TomH3490.

23Ifאִם־'im-H518you do mistreat themH6031H853כִּ֣יkiH3588אִם־'im-H518, andthey cry outצָעֹ֤קtza.'OkH6817to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413in distressיִצְעַק֙yitz.'AkH6817,I will surely hearH8085their cryצַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃tza.'a.ka.ToH6818.

24My angerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639will be kindledוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734,and I will killוְהָרַגְתִּ֥יve.ha.rag.TiH2026youH853with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719;then your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶם֙ne.shei.KhemH802will becomeH1961widowsאַלְמָנ֔וֹת'al.ma.NotH490and your childrenוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121will befatherlessיְתֹמִֽים׃ פye.to.MimH3490.

25IfH518you lendתַּלְוֶ֣הtal.VehH3867אֶת־'et-H853moneyכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701to one of My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971among youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973אֶת־'et-H853who ispoorהֶֽעָנִי֙he.'a.NiH6041,you must notלֹא־lo'-H3808actתִהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961as a creditorכְּנֹשֶׁ֑הke.no.ShehH5383to him;you are not to chargeלֹֽא־ תְשִׂימ֥וּןlo'- te.si.MunH7760 H3808himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921interestנֶֽשֶׁךְ׃Ne.shekhH5392.

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