- thy stranger:
- "Also thou shalt not¹ oppressª° a stranger:ª for ye¹ knowª°¹ the heartª of a stranger,ª seeingª ye were¹ strangersª in the landª of Egypt.ª ... Sixª daysª thou shalt doª° thy work,ª and on the seventhª dayª thou shalt rest:ª° that¹ thine oxª and thine assª may rest,ª° and the sonª of thy handmaid,ª and the stranger,ª may be refreshed.ª°" {Exd 23:9-12} + "And thou shalt rejoiceª° beforeª the LORDª thy God,ª thou,¹ and thy son,ª and thy daughter,ª and thy manservant,ª and thy maidservant,ª and the Leviteª that¹ [is] within thy gates,ª and the stranger,ª and the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª that¹ [are] amongª you, in the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath chosenª° to placeª° his nameª there.¹ ... And thou shalt rememberª° that¹ thou wast¹ a bondmanª in Egypt:ª and thou shalt observeª° and doª°¹ these¹ statutes.ª" {Deu 16:11-12} + "Thou shalt not¹ oppressª° an hired servantª [that is] poorª and needy,ª [whether he be] of thy brethren,ª¹ or¹ of thy strangersª¹ that¹ [are] in thy landª within thy gates:ª ... And thou shalt rememberª° that¹ thou wast¹ a bondmanª in the landª of Egypt:ª therefore¹¹ I¹ commandª° thee to doª°¹ this¹ thing.ª" {Deu 24:14-22} + "And [if] the peopleª of the landª bringª°¹ wareª or any¹ victualsª on the sabbathª dayª to sell,ª° [that] we would not¹ buyª° it of¹ them on the sabbath,ª or on the holyª day:ª and [that] we would leaveª°¹ the seventhª year,ª and the exaction²¹ of every¹ debt.ª" {Neh 10:31} + "In those¹ daysª sawª° I in Judahª [some] treadingª° wine pressesª on the sabbath,ª and bringing inª° sheaves,ª and ladingª°¹ asses;ª as also¹ wine,ª grapes,ª and figs,ª and all¹ [manner of] burdens,ª which they brought²° into¹ Jerusalemª on the sabbathª day:ª and I testifiedª° [against them] in the dayª wherein they soldª° victuals.ª ... Then I testifiedª° against them, and saidª° unto¹ them, Why¹ lodgeª° ye¹ aboutª the wall?ª if¹ ye do [so] again,ª° I will layª° handsª on you. From¹ that¹ timeª forth cameª° they no¹ [more] on the sabbath.ª" {Neh 13:15-21}
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