# Exodus 22.21 **Book:** [Exodus](/codex/exodus/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## 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; (Exodus 22:19-23, 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; (Exodus 22:19-23, 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; (Exodus 22:19-23, 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; (Exodus 22:19-23, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Moses (traditional) - **Audience:** Israelite congregation post-Exodus - **Location:** Egypt → Sinai wilderness - **Time period:** events c. 1446-1445 BC; composed c. 1446-1406 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words _No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)_ ## 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. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from the Hospitality-Stranger Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-hospitality-stranger-convergence/) - [Isaiah 14 Reverse Slavery Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/isaiah-14-reverse-slavery-prophecy-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [Canaanite Conquest and Herem](/codex/canaanite-conquest-and-herem/) **Passages:** - [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/)