Exodus 23:9
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Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
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You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.