23:9 “You must not oppress1 a foreigner, since you know the life2 of a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
[23:9]1tn The verb means “to crush.” S. R. Driver notes that in this context this would probably mean with an unfair judgment in the courts (Exodus, 239).
[23:9]2tnHeb “soul, life” – “you know what it feels like.”