Exodus 22:22
“¶ Yee shall not afflict any widow, or fatherlesse child.”
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Exodus 22:22 Context
20¶ Hee that sacrificeth vnto any god saue vnto the Lord onely, hee shall be vtterly destroyed. 21¶ Thou shalt neither vexe a stranger, nor oppresse him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22¶ Yee shall not afflict any widow, or fatherlesse child. 23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they crie at all vnto mee, I will surely heare their crie. 24And my wrath shall waxe hote, and I will kill you with the sword: and your wiues shall be widowes, and your children fatherlesse.
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Other Translations for Exodus 22:22
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
- King James Version
"You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.
- Basic English Bible
Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
- Darby Bible
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
- Webster's Bible
You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.
- World English Bible
`Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;
- Youngs Literal Bible
(22:21) Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Exodus 22:22
22:22 Ye shall not afflict the widow or fatherless child - That is, ye shall comfort and assist them, and be ready upon all occasions to shew them kindness. In making just demands from them, their condition must be considered who have lost those that should protect them: they are supposed to be unversed in business, destitute of advice, timorous, and of a tender spirit; and therefore must be treated with kindness and compassion, and no advantage taken against them, nor any hardship put upon them, which a husband or a father would have sheltered them from.