Exodus 22:22

King James Version

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Parallel Translations

Geneva Bible (1587)
Ye shall not trouble any widowe, nor fatherlesse childe.

George Lamsa Translation
You shall not harm any widow or orphan.

Hebrew Names Version
"You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.

Easy-to-Read Version
"You must never do anything bad to women whose husbands are dead or to orphans.

English Standard Version
You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

American Standard Version
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Bible in Basic English
Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.

Contemporary English Version
Do not mistreat widows or orphans.

Complete Jewish Bible
If you do abuse them in any way, and they cry to me, I will certainly heed their cry.

Darby Translation
Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
If thou afflict them in any wise--for if they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry--

King James Version (1611)
Yee shall not afflict any widow, or fatherlesse child.

Amplified Bible
"You shall not harm or oppress any widow or fatherless child.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Ye shall hurt no widow or orphan.

English Revised Version
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Berean Standard Bible
You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.

Lexham English Bible
"‘You will not afflict any widow or orphan.

Literal Translation
You shall not afflict an orphan or a widow.

New Century Version
"Do not cheat a widow or an orphan.

New English Translation
"You must not afflict any widow or orphan.

New King James Version
"You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.

New Living Translation
"You must not exploit a widow or an orphan.

New Life Bible
Do not bring trouble to any woman whose husband has died or any child whose parents have died.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Neither widow nor fatherless, shalt thou humiliate:

Douay-Rheims Bible
You shall not hurt a widow or an orphan.

Revised Standard Version
You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.

Good News Translation
Do not mistreat any widow or orphan.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ye schulen not anoye a widewe, and a fadirles ethir modirles child.

Young's Literal Translation
`Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;

World English Bible
"You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.

Update Bible Version
You shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ye shall trouble no wydowe nor fatherlesse chylde.

Christian Standard Bible®
“You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ye shall truble no wyddowe ner fatherlesse childe.

THE MESSAGE
"Don't mistreat widows or orphans. If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure I'll take them most seriously; I'll show my anger and come raging among you with the sword, and your wives will end up widows and your children orphans.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall not oppress any widow or orphan.

New Revised Standard
You shall not abuse any widow or orphan.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.

Legacy Standard Bible
You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. ¹⁷ If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. ¹⁸ Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 24:17, Deuteronomy 27:19, Psalms 94:6, Psalms 94:7, Isaiah 1:17, Isaiah 1:23, Isaiah 10:2, Ezekiel 22:7, Zechariah 7:10, James 1:27

Reciprocal: Exodus 2:23 - cry Job 6:27 - the fatherless Job 29:12 - the fatherless Job 36:6 - poor Psalms 109:31 - to save Proverbs 23:11 - General Isaiah 5:7 - he looked Hosea 14:3 - for Matthew 23:14 - for ye James 5:4 - the cries

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. Who have no friends, husband, or father to be on their side and protect them, and are weak and helpless to defend themselves, and therefore it must be barbarous to do them any injury, either to their persons or property; no one ought to be afflicted and distressed by another, either in body or mind, or substance, and especially such as have no helper, not any to assist them and sympathize with them; for this is a law for every man, as Jarchi observes, is binding upon all; only the Scripture speaks of these, because of their weakness, and because they are more frequently afflicted than others, cruel and unmerciful men taking the advantage of their inability to defend themselves.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Afflict - A word including all cold and contemptuous treatment. See Deuteronomy 10:18. Contrast the blessing, Deuteronomy 14:29.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 22:22. Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. — It is remarkable that offences against this law are not left to the discretion of the judges to be punished; God reserves the punishment to himself, and by this he strongly shows his abhorrence of the crime. It is no common crime, and shall not be punished in a common way; the wrath of God shall wax hot against him who in any wise afflicts or wrongs a widow or a fatherless child: and we may rest assured that he who helps either does a service highly acceptable in the sight of God.