Exodus 22:27
in Exodus 22because 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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.
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.
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This verse in Exodus 22
Commentary
5 notes on this verseIt appears also that one who does not give back his pledge to a poor man stands condemned with God, for the following threat is directed against such a one: "He who does not receive back his pledge will cry to me," says the Lord, "and I will hear him because I am compassionate."[Of old] it was wicked and unlawful to gather the sheaves left after the harvest, or to glean the vines after the vintage or to gather up the olives that remain after the trees were picked, because these things were to be left for the poor.
This site's exposition
If thou at all take thy neighbour
on Exodus 22:26-27
A cloak taken as security has to go back before nightfall, which leaves the lender holding a pledge only in daylight and makes the loan nearly a gift. The reason given is God's own character, set out in three clauses, wherein shall he sleep, and I will hear, for I am gracious. Amos 2:8 reports the law broken, with men laying themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge beside every altar, and Deuteronomy 24:12-13 repeats the rule and calls its keeping righteousness.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
It appears also that one who does not give back his pledge to a poor man stands condemned with God, for the following threat is directed against such a one: "He who does not receive back his pledge will cry to me," says the Lord, …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
If we were not able to make restitution, he must be sold for a slave: the court of judgment was to do it, and it is likely the person robbed received the money. Thus with us in some cases, felons are transported to the Plantations, where only, Englishmen know what slavery is.
For that is his covering only,....
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הִ֤וא | hi' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| כְסוּתוֹ֙ | khesuto | [is] covering his | H3682 → | |
| לְבַדָּ֔הּ | levadah | to alone it | H905 → | 200 times |
| הִ֥וא | hi' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| שִׂמְלָת֖וֹ | simlato | [is] cloak his | H8071 → | 29 times |
| לְעֹר֑וֹ | leoro | for skin his | H5785 → | 99 times |
| בַּמֶּ֣ה | bameh | in what? | H4100 → | 752 times |
| יִשְׁכָּ֔ב | yishkav | will he lie down | H7901 → | 212 times |
| וְהָיָה֙ | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יִצְעַ֣ק | yitzak | he will cry out | H6817 → | 55 times |
| אֵלַ֔י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖י | veshama'ti | and I will hear | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| חַנּ֥וּן | chanun | [am] gracious | H2587 → | |
| אָֽנִי׃ ס | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
הִ֤ואit
hi'H1931 →1879 times
כְסוּתוֹ֙[is] covering his
khesutoH3682 →
לְבַדָּ֔הּto alone it
levadahH905 →200 times
הִ֥ואit
hi'H1931 →1879 times
שִׂמְלָת֖וֹ[is] cloak his
simlatoH8071 →29 times
לְעֹר֑וֹfor skin his
leoroH5785 →99 times
בַּמֶּ֣הin what?
bamehH4100 →752 times
יִשְׁכָּ֔בwill he lie down
yishkavH7901 →212 times
וְהָיָה֙and it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יִצְעַ֣קhe will cry out
yitzakH6817 →55 times
אֵלַ֔יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
וְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יand I will hear
veshama'tiH8085 →1159 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
חַנּ֥וּן[am] gracious
chanunH2587 →
אָֽנִי׃ סI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 34:6Then 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,
it leads to
- Psalms 86:15
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
- Joel 2:13
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
- Psalms 103:8–13
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
- Psalms 145:8
The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
- Nehemiah 9:17
They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a…
- Psalms 86:15
Through
Psalms 34:6This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
it leads to
- Psalms 10:17
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 34:17–19
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
- Psalms 3:4
To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
- Psalms 10:17
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Basil of Caesarea, Commentary (church-history corpus); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Pseudo-Basil, ON MERCY AND JUSTICE.