Exodus
Exodus 23:9
9Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| oppress | תִלְחָ֑ץ | ṯil·ḥāṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3905 squeeze, press |
| a foreign resident | וְגֵ֖ר | wə·ḡêr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
| since you | וְאַתֶּ֗ם | wə·’at·tem | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| yourselves know | יְדַעְתֶּם֙ | yə·ḏa‘·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| how it feels to be foreigners | הַגֵּ֔ר | hag·gêr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you were | הֱיִיתֶ֖ם | hĕ·yî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| foreigners | גֵרִ֥ים | ḡê·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1616 sojourner |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 22:21 · Deuteronomy 27:19 · Deuteronomy 24:14–18 · Matthew 18:33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.