King James Version
Exodus 23:9 in the King James Version says “Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egy...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. heart: Heb. soul”
Exodus 23:9 · KJV
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. the wise: Heb. the seeing
Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. heart: Heb. soul
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. oliveyard: or, olive trees
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Also thou shalt not oppress”
H3905properly, to press, i.e., (figuratively) to distress
“for ye know”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the heart”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“seeing”
H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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