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Éxodo 22:21
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Al extranjero no maltratarás ni oprimirás, porque extranjeros fuisteis vosotros en la tierra de Egipto.
Y al extranjero no engañarás, ni angustiarás, porque extranjeros fuisteis vosotros en la tierra de Egipto.
Y al extranjero no engañarás, ni angustiarás, porque extranjeros fuisteis vosotros en la tierra de Egipto.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
vex a stranger: Exodus 23:9, Leviticus 19:33, Leviticus 25:35, Deuteronomy 10:19, Jeremiah 7:6, Jeremiah 22:3, Zechariah 7:10, Malachi 3:5
for ye were strangers: Exodus 20:2, Exodus 23:9, Deuteronomy 10:19, Deuteronomy 15:15, Deuteronomy 23:7
Reciprocal: Genesis 15:13 - thy Exodus 2:22 - for he said Deuteronomy 1:16 - the stranger Deuteronomy 14:29 - the stranger Deuteronomy 23:16 - thou shalt not Deuteronomy 24:17 - pervert Deuteronomy 27:19 - General Job 22:9 - widows Isaiah 5:7 - a cry Ezekiel 18:7 - hath not Ezekiel 22:7 - dealt Ezekiel 22:29 - oppressed Amos 4:1 - which oppress Micah 2:2 - so
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thou shall not vex a stranger,.... One that is not born in the same country, but comes into another country to sojourn, as Jarchi; not a native of the place, but of another kingdom or country; a stranger to the commonwealth of Israel, that is only in it for a time on trade and business, or through one providence or another; or else a proselyte is meant, not a proselyte of righteousness, who has embraced the true religion; but a proselyte of the gate, that takes upon him the commands of the sons of Noah; or, as Aben Ezra here expresses it, who takes upon him not to serve idols; such were allowed to dwell among the Israelites, and they were to carry it friendly and kindly to them, and "not vex" them, nor irritate them with words, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi; by calling them names, Gentiles, uncircumcised persons, and the like; upbraiding them with their country, ignorance, and manner of life; they were not to say to a proselyte, as Ben Melech observes, remember thy former works; or, if the son of a proselyte, remember thy father's works:
nor oppress him; by taking his goods, as the above Targum, and so Jarchi; by refusing to assist him with advice or otherwise, to trade with him, or to give him lodging, and furnish him with the necessaries of life:
for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: out of which they were but just come, and therefore such a reason must be very striking and moving upon them: the Targum of Jonathan prefaces it,
"and my people, the house of Israel, remember that ye were strangers, c.''
this they could not have forgot in so short a time, and the remembrance of this should move their compassion to strangers hereafter, when they came to settle in their own land and therefore, as they would that men should have done to them when in such circumstances, the same they should do to others; and besides, the remembrance of this would serve to abate their pride and vanity, and their overbearing disposition.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A stranger - See Exodus 20:10 note.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Exodus 22:21. Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him — This was not only a very humane law, but it was also the offspring of a sound policy: "Do not vex a stranger; remember ye were strangers. Do not oppress a stranger; remember ye were oppressed. Therefore do unto all men as ye would they should do to you." It was the produce of a sound policy: "Let strangers be well treated among you, and many will come to take refuge among you, and thus the strength of your country will be increased. If refugees of this kind be treated well, they will become proselytes to your religion, and thus their souls may be saved." In every point of view, therefore, justice, humanity, sound policy, and religion, say. Neither vex nor oppress a stranger.
