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Deuteronomy 24:12-21

12Andifhebeapoorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041manH376, thou shaltnotsleepwithhispledgeבַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.ToH5667;

13thou shaltsurelyrestoreH7725tohimthepledgeהַעֲבוֹט֙ha.'a.VotH5667whenthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goethdownוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901,thathemaysleepinhisgarmentבְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹbe.sal.ma.ToH8008,andblessוּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּu.ve.ra.Khe.kaH1288thee:anditshallbeH1961righteousnessצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666unto theebeforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Thou shaltnotoppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231ahiredservantthatispoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,whetherhebeofthybrethren,orofthysojournersמִגֵּרְךָ֛mi.ge.re.KhaH1616thatareinthylandבְּאַרְצְךָ֖be.'ar.tze.KhaH776within thygatesH8179:

15inhisdayבְּיוֹמוֹ֩be.yo.MoH3117thou shaltgiveH5414himhishireH7939,neithershallthesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goתָב֧וֹאta.Vo'H935downuponit(forheispoorעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041,andsettethhisheartuponit); lesthecryagainstthee untoJehovah,anditbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961sinחֵֽטְא׃ סChet'H2399unto thee.

16ThefathersH1shallnotbeputיוּמְת֤וּyu.me.TuH4191todeathיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191forthechildren,neithershallthechildrenbeputיוּמָֽתוּ׃ סyu.Ma.tuH4191todeathH4191forthefathersH1:everymanH376shallbeputH4191todeathH4191forhisownsinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.

17Thou shaltnotwrestthejusticeמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941duetothesojournerגֵּ֣רgerH1616,ortothefatherlessיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490,nortakeתַחֲבֹ֔לta.cha.VolH2254thewidow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490raimenttopledge;

18butthou shaltrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142thatthou wastabondmaninEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛vai.yif.de.KhaH6299thee thence:thereforeH3651Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theetodothisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

19Whenthou reapest thyharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֨ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105inthyfieldבְשָׂדֶ֜ךָve.sa.De.khaH7704,andhastforgotH7911asheafעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, thou shaltnotgoH7725againtofetchit:itshallbeH1961forthesojournerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,forthefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,andforthewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490;thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430mayblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288theeinalltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofthyhandsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

20Whenthou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shaltnotgoovertheboughsagain:itshallbeH1961forthesojournerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,forthefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,andforthewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

21Whenthou gatherestthegrapesofthyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֔kar.me.KhaH3754, thou shaltnotgleanitafterthee:itshallbeH1961forthesojournerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,forthefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,andforthewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

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