Text: Leviticus 19:33
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 22:21
Subject: foreigner protection from oppression
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Exodus 22:21 commands "You must not mistreat or oppress a foreigner" (גֵּר לֹא תוֹנֶה וְלֹא תִלְחָצֶנּוּ, ger lo toneh velo tilchatsenu), and Leviticus 19:33 restates this prohibition: "When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him." Both texts use the language of oppression (לָחַץ, lachats / יָנָה, yanah) to protect the vulnerable foreigner from exploitation. The repetition across two distinct legal collections—the Book of the Covenant (Exodus) and the Holiness Code (Leviticus)—underscores the gravity of this obligation, with both contexts invoking Israel's own experience as foreigners in Egypt as the empathetic ground for just treatment.