Exodus 22:27
25 If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
28 You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
29 You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
- KJV
- For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
- WEB
- for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.
- ASV
- for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
- DARBY
- for that is his only covering, his garment for his skin: on what shall he lie down? And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
- BLB
- For that alone [is] his covering; it [is] his garment for his skin. In what will he sleep? And it will be that when he cries out to Me, then I will hear, for I [am] gracious.
- ÅB
- for den er det eneste dekke han har, det er den han skal kle sitt legeme med; hva skal han ellers ligge i? Og når han roper til meg, vil jeg høre; for jeg er barmhjertig.
- OTB
- for det er deres eneste dekke, kappen for deres kropp. Hva annet kan de sove i? Når de roper til meg, vil jeg lytte, for jeg er medfølende.
- B1930
- for den er det eneste dekke han har, det er den han skal klæ sitt legeme med; hvad skal han ellers ligge i? Og når han roper til mig, vil jeg høre; for jeg er barmhjertig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 34:6
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
Read in contextPsalms 86:15
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
Read in context2 Chronicles 30:9
For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”
Read in contextPsalms 72:12
For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
Read in contextExodus 22:23
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
Read in contextPsalms 34:6
This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
Read in contextPsalms 136:10–11
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.
Read in contextExodus 2:23–24
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
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