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Exodus 22:21
And, a sojourner, shalt thou not tread down neither shalt thou drive him away,—for sojourners, ye became in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 22:21 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Exodus 22:21 in other translations
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
“You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
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In context
18 A sorceress, shalt thou not suffer to live.
19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
20 He that sacrificeth to the gods shall be devoted to destruction,—except [he sacrificeth] to Yahweh alone.
21 And, a sojourner, shalt thou not tread down neither shalt thou drive him away,—for sojourners, ye became in the land of Egypt.
22 Neither widow nor fatherless, shalt thou humiliate:
23 if thou, do humiliate, him, when he in anywise crieth out unto me, I will, surely hear, his outcry:
24 so shall kindle mine anger, and I will slay you with the sword,—and your wives, shall become widows, and your, sons fatherless.
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