Exodus 23:9
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9 You shall not oppress a resident alien; you well know how it feels to be an alien, since you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt.(A)
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Leviticus 19:33-34
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33 When an alien resides with you in your land, do not mistreat such a one.(A) 34 You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you; you shall love the alien as yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt.(B) I, the Lord, am your God.
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Deuteronomy 10:18-19
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18 who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving them food and clothing.(A) 19 So you too should love the resident alien, for that is what you were in the land of Egypt.(B)
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Deuteronomy 24:17-18
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Rights of the Unprotected. 17 (A)You shall not deprive the resident alien or the orphan of justice, nor take the clothing of a widow as pledge. 18 For, remember, you were slaves in Egypt, and the Lord, your God, redeemed you from there; that is why I command you to do this.
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Deuteronomy 27:19
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19 “Cursed be anyone who deprives the resident alien, the orphan or the widow of justice!”(A) And all the people shall answer, “Amen!”
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Zechariah 7:10
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10 Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the resident alien or the poor;[a] do not plot evil against one another in your hearts.(A)
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- 7:10 Widow…orphan…resident alien…poor: four categories of socially and economically marginalized persons. Concern for their well-being is commanded in both pentateuchal and prophetic literature.
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