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Exodus

22

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21

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Thou shalt neither vex destroy Verb H3238 תֹונֶ֖ה to·v·neh
a stranger alien Noun H1616 וְגֵ֥ר ve·ger
nor oppress afflict Verb H3905 תִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּ til·cha·tzen·nu;
him for ye were strangers alien Noun H1616 גֵרִ֥ים ge·rim
in the land common Noun H776 בְּאֶ֥רֶץ be·'e·retz
of Egypt Egypt Noun H4714 מִצְרָֽיִם׃ mitz·ra·yim.
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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King James Bible Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Hebrew Greek English Thou shalt neither vex "You shall not wrong a stranger, nor stranger or oppress him: him, for ye you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Thou shalt neither vex "You shall not wrong a stranger, nor stranger or oppress him: him, for ye you were strangers in the land of Egypt.