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Exodus 22:23

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Exodus 22:22.

אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…עַנֵּ֥הanehabase selfעָנָהverb, piel, infinitive absolute — “abase self”, the verb used for emphasisH6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), speak (by mistake for H6030 (עָנ…תְעַנֶּ֖הteanehabase selfעָנָהverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “abase self”, an unfinished actionH6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), speak (by mistake for H6030 (עָנ…אֹת֑וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…צָעֹ֤קtsaoqcall togetherצָעַקverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “call together”, the verb used for emphasisH6817to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)[idiom] at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).יִצְעַק֙yitsaqcall togetherצָעַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “call together”, an unfinished actionH6817to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)[idiom] at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).אֵלַ֔יelayamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).שָׁמֹ֥עַshamoahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “hear”, the verb used for emphasisH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אֶשְׁמַ֖עeshmahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…צַעֲקָתֽוֹtsaaqatvocryצַעֲקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cry”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6818a shriekcry(-ing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-22) If thou afflict them in any wise — for if they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry —

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;

World English Bible

If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

Darby Translation

If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;

Douay-Rheims

If you hurt them they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-22) If thou afflict them in any wise — for if they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if ye should afflict them by ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ κακίᾳ κακώσητε αὐτοὺς, καὶ κεκράξαντες καταβοήσωσι πρός με, ἀκοῇ εἰσακούσομαι τῆς φωνῆς αὐτῶν,