New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 22:21-27

21“You shall not oppressתוֹנֶ֖הto.NehH3238a strangerוְגֵ֥רve.GerH1616nor tormentתִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּtil.cha.Tze.nuH3905him, for you were strangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22You shall not oppressH6031anyכָּל־kol-H3605widowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490or orphanוְיָת֖וֹםve.ya.TomH3490.

23Ifאִם־'im-H518you oppressH6031him atH6031allH6031, andifאִם־'im-H518he does cryצָעֹ֤קtza.'OkH6817outיִצְעַק֙yitz.'AkH6817to Me,I will assuredlyשָׁמֹ֥עַsha.Mo.a'H8085hearאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085his cryצַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃tza.'a.ka.ToH6818;

24and My angerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639will be kindledוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734,and I will killוְהָרַגְתִּ֥יve.ha.rag.TiH2026you with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,and your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶם֙ne.shei.KhemH802shall becomeH1961widowsאַלְמָנ֔וֹת'al.ma.NotH490and your childrenוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121fatherlessיְתֹמִֽים׃ פye.to.MimH3490.

25“IfH518you lendתַּלְוֶ֣הtal.VehH3867moneyכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701to My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,to the poorהֶֽעָנִי֙he.'a.NiH6041amongעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973you, you are not toactתִהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961as a creditorכְּנֹשֶׁ֑הke.no.ShehH5383to him; you shall notchargeתְשִׂימ֥וּן עָלָ֖יוte.si.Mun 'a.LavH7760 H5921himinterestנֶֽשֶׁךְ׃Ne.shekhH5392.

26Ifאִם־'im-H518you everH2254seizeH2254your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453cloakשַׂלְמַ֣תsal.MatH8008asH2254aH2254pledgeH2254,you are to returnתְּשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּte.shi.Ve.nuH7725it to him beforeעַד־'ad-H5704the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121setsבֹּ֥אbo'H935,

27for that is his onlyלְבַדָּ֔הּle.va.DahH905coveringכְסוּתוֹ֙khe.su.toH3682;it is his cloakשִׂמְלָת֖וֹsim.la.ToH8071for hisbodyלְעֹר֑וֹle.'o.RoH5785.Whatבַּמֶּ֣הba.MehH4100else is he to sleepיִשְׁכָּ֔בyish.KavH7901in? And it will comeH1961aboutH1961thatwhenH3588he criesיִצְעַ֣קyitz.'AkH6817outH6817to Me, I will listenוְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יve.sha.ma'.TiH8085to him, forI am graciousחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587.

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