# Exodus 22.21-22 **Book:** [Exodus](/codex/exodus/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 19. Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20. He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed. > > **21. And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt. 22. Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.** > > 23. If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; 24. and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. (Exodus 22:19-24, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 19. “Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death. 20. “He who sacrifices to any god, except to Yahweh only, shall be utterly destroyed. > > **21. “You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. 22. “You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.** > > 23. If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry; 24. and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. (Exodus 22:19-24, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 19. Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20. He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed. > > **21. Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22. Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.** > > 23. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; 24. And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. (Exodus 22:19-24, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 19. 'Whoever lieth with a beast is certainly put to death. 20. 'He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted. > > **21. 'And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt. 22. 'Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;** > > 23. if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry; 24. and Mine anger hath burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans. (Exodus 22:19-24, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [H6031 - anah](/codex/h6031-anah/), *anah*, Strong's H6031 ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from the Hospitality-Stranger Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-hospitality-stranger-convergence/), via [Exodus 22.21](/codex/exodus-22-21/) - [Isaiah 14 Reverse Slavery Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/isaiah-14-reverse-slavery-prophecy-objection-defeater/), via [Exodus 22.21](/codex/exodus-22-21/) **Concepts:** - [100 Verses of Compassion and God's Goodness](/codex/100-verses-of-compassion-and-gods-goodness/), via [Exodus 22.22](/codex/exodus-22-22/) - [Canaanite Conquest and Herem](/codex/canaanite-conquest-and-herem/), via [Exodus 22.21](/codex/exodus-22-21/) **Lexicon:** - [H6031 - anah](/codex/h6031-anah/), via [Exodus 22.22](/codex/exodus-22-22/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.