Exodus 23:9 Hebrew Word Analysis

9a strangerגֵרִ֥יםh1616
1לֹ֣אh3808
2Also thou shalt not oppressתִלְחָ֑ץh3905
3וְאַתֶּ֗םh859
4for ye knowיְדַעְתֶּם֙h3045
5אֶתh853
6the heartנֶ֣פֶשׁh5315
9a strangerגֵרִ֥יםh1616
8seeingכִּֽיh3588
9a strangerגֵרִ֥יםh1616
10הֱיִיתֶ֖םh1961
11in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץh776
12of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃h4714

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a sojourner, seeing ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Do not be hard on the man from a strange country who is living among you; for you have had experience of the feelings of one who is far from the land of his birth, because you yourselves were living in Egypt, in a strange land.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the stranger thou shalt not oppress; for ye know the spirit of the stranger, for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger; for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

World English Bible (WEB)

"You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, seeing you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

`And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, and ye -- ye have known the soul of the sojourner, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.