World English Bible
Exodus 22:21
“You shall not wrong an alien, neither shall you oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.”
Verse in context — Exodus 22
19
Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death.
20
He who sacrifices to any god, except to Yahweh only, shall be utterly destroyed.
21
You shall not wrong an alien, neither shall you oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
22
You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.
23
If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
About Exodus
God delivers Israel from Egypt, gives the Ten Commandments, and establishes His covenant with His people.
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