| 21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 22:21:1 ⧉וְגֵ֥רvegerand a sojourner Exodus 22:21:2 ⧉לֹא־תוֹנֶ֖הlotoneyou shall not mistreat Exodus 22:21:3 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand do not Exodus 22:21:4 ⧉תִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּtilkhatsenuoppress him Exodus 22:21:5 ⧉כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥יםkigerimfor sojourners Exodus 22:21:6 ⧉הֱיִיתֶ֖םheyitemyou were Exodus 22:21:7 ⧉בְּאֶ֥רֶץbeeretsin the land of Exodus 22:21:8 ⧉מִצְרָֽיִם׃mitsrayimEgypt |
| 21. Formal Translation You shall not exploit a sojourner or press him down with oppression, because you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. |
| 21. Dynamic Translation Do not take advantage of a stranger or crush him with unfair treatment, for you yourselves were once strangers in Egypt. |