Exo 23:9 | KD | STEP | The warning against oppressing the foreigner, which is repeated from , is not tautological, as Bertheau affirms for the purpose of throwing suspicion upon this verse, but refers to the oppression of a stranger in judicial matters by the refusal of justice, or by harsh and unjust treatment in court ( ; ). “ For ye know the soul ( animus , the soul as the seat of feeling) of the stranger, ” i.e., ye know from your own experience in Egypt how a foreigner feels.

‏ Exodus 23:9

The warning against oppressing the foreigner, which is repeated from Exo 22:20, is not tautological, as Bertheau affirms for the purpose of throwing suspicion upon this verse, but refers to the oppression of a stranger in judicial matters by the refusal of justice, or by harsh and unjust treatment in court (Deu 24:17; Deu 27:19). “For ye know the soul (animus, the soul as the seat of feeling) of the stranger,” i.e., ye know from your own experience in Egypt how a foreigner feels.