Exodus 22 · Verse 27

Exodus 22:27

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.
Exodus 22:27, King James Version

Exodus 22:27 in other translations

BSBbecause 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.
WEBfor 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.
ASVfor 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.
YLTfor it alone is his covering, it is his garment for his skin; wherein doth he lie down? and it hath come to pass, when he doth cry unto Me, that I have heard, for I am gracious.
DARBYfor 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.
BBEFor it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.
WebsterFor that is his only covering, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth to me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

What does Exodus 22:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 22:26-27

26-27. If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, &c.--From the nature of the case, this is the description of a poor man. No Orientals undress, but, merely throwing off their turbans and some of their heavy outer garments, they sleep in the clothes which they wear during the day. The bed of the poor is usually nothing else than a mat; and, in winter, they cover themselves with a cloak--a practice which…

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Exodus 22:27 in the original Hebrew

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כִּ֣יkiforH3588
הִ֤ואhi'itH1931
כְסוּתוֹ֙khe.su.to[is] covering hisH3682
לְבַדָּ֔הּle.va.Dahto alone itH905
הִ֥ואhi'itH1931
שִׂמְלָת֖וֹsim.la.To[is] cloak hisH8071
לְעֹר֑וֹle.'o.Rofor skin hisH5785
בַּמֶּ֣הba.Mehin what?H4100
יִשְׁכָּ֔בyish.Kavwill he lie downH7901
וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
יִצְעַ֣קyitz.'Akhe will cry outH6817
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413
וְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יve.sha.ma'.Tiand I will hearH8085
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
חַנּ֥וּןcha.Nun[am] graciousH2587
אָֽנִי\׃\ \ס'A.niIH589

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Cross references for Exodus 22:27

  • Exodus 34:6

    And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

  • Psalms 86:15

    But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:9

    For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

  • Psalms 72:12

    For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

  • Exodus 22:23

    If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

  • Psalms 34:6

    This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

  • Psalms 136:10-11

    To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:

  • Exodus 2:23-24

    And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

  • Isaiah 19:20

    And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.

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when he crieth.
2:23,24; Ps 34:6; 72:12; Isa 19:20
for I am gracious.
34:6; 2Ch 30:9; Ps 86:15; 136:10,11

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Context

  • Exodus 22:26

    If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

  • Exodus 22:27

    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.

  • Exodus 22:28

    Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

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Exodus 22:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque sólo aquello es su cubierta, es aquél el vestido para cubrir sus carnes, en el que ha de dormir: y será que cuando él á mí clamare, yo entonces le oiré, porque soy misericordioso.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu n’outrageras pas les juges, et tu ne maudiras pas le prince de ton peuple.
German
Elberfelder 1871		denn es ist seine einzige Decke, sein Kleid für seine Haut; worin soll er liegen? Und es wird geschehen, wenn er zu mir schreit, so werde ich ihn erhören, denn ich bin gnädig. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ipsum enim est solum, quo operitur, indumentum carnis ejus, nec habet aliud in quo dormiat: si clamaverit ad me, exaudiam eum, quia misericors sum.