Exodus 22:21
Afflict not the widow or the orphan:
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
In Context
20And a stranger thou shalt not trouble nor oppress; for you were sojourners in the land of Mizraim.
22If you indeed afflict them, and they cry before Me, I will surely hearken to their cry;
Cross References
Exodus 20:2I am the Lord thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Mizraim, out of the house of servitude.
Leviticus 19:33And if a stranger sojourn with you in the land, you shall not oppress him.
Deuteronomy 10:18He executeth judgment for the orphan and the widow, and hath pity on the stranger to give him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 15:15And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Mizraim, and the Lord thy God set thee free: therefore I command thee this thing today.
Deuteronomy 24:17Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of the stranger or the orphan, nor take the garment of the widow for a pledge;
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:17-25
16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22… Read the whole commentary →