| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 23:9:1 ⧉וְגֵ֖רveger{And} a sojourner Exodus 23:9:2 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Exodus 23:9:3 ⧉תִלְחָ֑ץtilkhatsoppress Exodus 23:9:4 ⧉וְאַתֶּ֗םveattemand you Exodus 23:9:5 ⧉יְדַעְתֶּם֙yedatemknow Exodus 23:9:6 ⧉אֶת־נֶ֣פֶשׁetnefeshthe life of Exodus 23:9:7 ⧉הַגֵּ֔רhagerthe sojourner Exodus 23:9:8 ⧉כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥יםkigerimfor sojourners Exodus 23:9:9 ⧉הֱיִיתֶ֖םheyitemyou were Exodus 23:9:10 ⧉בְּאֶ֥רֶץbeeretsin the land of Exodus 23:9:11 ⧉מִצְרָֽיִם׃mitsrayimEgypt |
| 9. Formal Translation You shall not oppress the foreigner, for you know the soul of the foreigner and you yourselves were strangers in the land. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation Do not mistreat migrants, for you know how it feels to be newcomers since you once lived as strangers in Egypt. |