Who Are the "Poor" that are referred to in Exodus 23:3?

Who are the “poor” that are referred to in Exodus 23:3 (i.e., are these slaves)?

The Hebrew word used in this passage is dal, which can be literally translated as “weak, thin, lean, or needy.” Thus, while this could refer to a slave, what is intended here are the “poor” in general.

–Don Porter