Keluaran 22:22

22:22 “You must not afflict ¹  any widow or orphan.

Yakobus 1:27

1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before ²  God the Father ³  is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

[22:22]  ¹ tn The verb “afflict” is a Piel imperfect from עָנָה (’anah); it has a wide range of meanings: “afflict, oppress, humiliate, rape.” These victims are at the mercy of the judges, businessmen, or villains. The righteous king and the righteous people will not mistreat them (see Isa 1:17; Job 31:16, 17, 21).

[1:27]  ² tn Or “in the sight of”; Grk “with.”

[1:27]  ³ tn Grk “the God and Father.”