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Exodus 22:21 Interlinear

“a stranger Thou shalt neither vex nor oppress a stranger in the land of Egypt”

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Exodus 22 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	גֵרִ֥ים	H1616	a stranger	properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
2	לֹֽא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
3	תוֹנֶ֖ה	H3238	Thou shalt neither vex	to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreat
4	וְלֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
5	תִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּ	H3905	nor oppress	properly, to press, i.e., (figuratively) to distress
6	כִּֽי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
7	גֵרִ֥ים	H1616	a stranger	properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
8	הֱיִיתֶ֖ם	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
9	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	H776	in the land	the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
10	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	H4714	of Egypt	mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt

Exodus 22:21 (current)a stranger Thou shalt neither vex nor oppress a stranger in the land of Egypt