Revised Version 1895

Exodus 22:21-27

21And a stranger shalt thounotH3808wrong,neitherH3808shalt thouoppressתְעַנּֽוּן׃te.'a.NunH6031him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22Ye shallnotH518afflictH6031anyכִּ֣יkiH3588widow, or fatherless child.

23IfH1961thou afflict them inanyH1961wise, and they cry at all untomeH1961, I willsurelyH1961hear their cry;

24and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will killyouאִם־'im-H518with the sword; and your wives shall bewidowsעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971, and your children fatherless.

25IfH518thou lend money to any of mypeopleH518with thee that is poor, thou shaltnotH518be to him as a creditor;neitherH518shall ye layuponבֹּ֥אbo'H935him usury.

26IfH3588thou atallH7901takeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961thy neighbour’sgarmentשִׂמְלָת֖וֹsim.la.ToH8071to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goethdownיִשְׁכָּ֔בyish.KavH7901:

27for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth untomeH3808, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

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