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Deuteronomy 24:12-21

12Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518heה֑וּאHu'H1931is a poorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,you must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808go to sleepתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with the security in your possessionבַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.ToH5667;

13be sure to returnH7725אֶֽת־'et-H853itהַעֲבוֹט֙ha.'a.VotH5667to himby sunsetכְּבֹ֣א הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁke.Vo' ha.She.meshH935 H8121,so that he may sleepוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901in his own cloakבְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹbe.sal.ma.ToH8008and bless youוּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּu.ve.ra.Khe.kaH1288,and this will beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961credited to you as righteousnessצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Do notלֹא־lo'-H3808oppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231a hired handשָׂכִ֖ירsa.KhirH7916who is poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, whetherhe is a brotherמֵאַחֶ֕יךָme.'a.Chei.khaH251orא֧וֹ'oH176a foreigner residingמִגֵּרְךָ֛mi.ge.re.KhaH1616אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in one of your townsבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179בְּאַרְצְךָ֖be.'ar.tze.KhaH776.

15You are to payתִתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414his wagesשְׂכָר֜וֹse.kha.RoH7939each dayבְּיוֹמוֹ֩be.yo.MoH3117beforeוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808sunsetתָב֧וֹא הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁta.Vo' ha.She.meshH8121 H935עָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588heוְאֵלָ֕יוve.'e.LavH1931 H413is poorעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041and dependsנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375אֶת־'et-H853נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315on themאֶל־'el-H413.Otherwiseוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808he may cry outיִקְרָ֤אyik.Ra'H7121to the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068against youעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ וְהָיָ֥ה'a.Lei.kha ve.ha.YahH5921 H1961,and you will be guilty of sinחֵֽטְא׃ סChet'H2399.

16Fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1shall notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be put to deathיוּמְת֤וּyu.me.TuH4191forעַל־'al-H5921their childrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,nor childrenוּבָנִ֖ים לֹא־u.va.Nim lo'-H1121 H3808יוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191forעַל־'al-H5921their fathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1;eachאִ֥יש'ishH376is to dieיוּמָֽתוּ׃ סyu.Ma.tuH4191for his own sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.

17Do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808denyתַטֶּ֔הta.TehH5186justiceמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941to the foreignerגֵּ֣רgerH1616or the fatherlessיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490,and do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808take a widow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490cloakבֶּ֖גֶדBe.gedH899as securityתַחֲבֹ֔לta.cha.VolH2254.

18Rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142thatכִּ֣יkiH3588you wereהָיִ֙יתָ֙ha.Yi.taH1961slavesעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemed youוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛vai.yif.de.KhaH6299from that placeמִשָּׁ֑םmi.ShamH8033.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651Iאָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiH595am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088.

19Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you are harvestingתִקְצֹר֩ קְצִֽירְךָ֨tik.Tzor ke.tzi.re.ChaH7114 H7105in your fieldבְשָׂדֶ֜ךָve.sa.De.khaH7704and forgetוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ve.sha.khach.TaH7911a sheafעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016thereבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,do notלֹ֤אlo'H3808go backתָשׁוּב֙ta.ShuvH7725to get itלְקַחְתּ֔וֹle.kach.ToH3947.It isיִהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961to be left for the foreignerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,the fatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490,so thatלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

20Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you beatתַחְבֹּט֙tach.BotH2251the olives from your treesזֵֽיתְךָ֔zei.te.KhaH2132,you must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808go overתְפָאֵ֖רte.fa.'ErH6286the branches againאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.What remains will beיִהְיֶֽה׃ סyih.YehH1961for the foreignerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,the fatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

21Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you gather the grapesתִבְצֹר֙tiv.TzorH1219of your vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֔kar.me.KhaH3754,you must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808go overתְעוֹלֵ֖לte.'o.LelH5953the vinesagainאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.What remains will beיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961for the foreignerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,the fatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

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