Tanach · Rishonim on Tanach · Sforno · Torah
Sforno on Exodus 22:23/ספורנו על שמות כ״ב:כ״ג
אוְחָרָה אַפִּי. אֲרַחֵם עַל הַצּוֹעֵק וְאֶקְצֹף עַל הַמְעַנֶּה, כְּעִנְיַן יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמִצְרַיִם, וְיִהְיֶה הָעֹנֶשׁ מִדָּה כְּנֶגֶד מִדָּה, שֶׁמִּי שֶׁעִנָּה אֶת אַלְמָנָה וְיָתוֹם בִּרְצוֹנוֹ יְסַבֵּב עַל כׇּרְחוֹ עִנּוּי אִשְׁתּוֹ וּבָנָיו.
1שמוע אשמע צעקתו וחרה אפי. I will have pity with the one who cries out to Me complaining against the harsh and unfair treatment he has to endure. G’d’s reaction to a Jewish individual guilty of such behaviour will be similar to His reaction to the prolonged abuse suffered by the Israelites at the hands of the Egyptians. Anyone guilty of such oppression of orphans or widows will bring about this kind of suffering for his own family members.