Exodus 22:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

King James Bible
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Hebrew
You must not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

exploit
תוֹנֶ֖ה (ṯō·w·neh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3238: To rage, be violent, to suppress, to maltreat

or
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

oppress
תִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּ (ṯil·ḥā·ṣen·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3905: To squeeze, press, oppress

a foreign resident,
וְגֵ֥ר (wə·ḡêr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1616: A guest, a foreigner

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you [yourselves] were
הֱיִיתֶ֖ם (hĕ·yî·ṯem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

foreigners
גֵרִ֥ים (ḡê·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1616: A guest, a foreigner

in the land
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of Egypt.
מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (miṣ·rā·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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