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Deuteronomy 24:13
13Be sure to return it to him at sunset. Then he will sleep in it and bless you, and this will be counted as righteousness to you before the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 24:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God.
- New International Version (NIV)Return their cloak by sunset so that your neighbor may sleep in it. Then they will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the Lord your God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall restore to him the pledge as the sun sets, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you. And it shall be righteousness for you before the Lord your God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall in any case return the pledge to him again when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own garment and bless you; and it shall be righteousness to you before the Lord your God.
Context of Deuteronomy 24:13
11Stand outside while the man you are making the loan to brings the security out to you. 12If he is a poor man, do not sleep with the garment he has given as security. Be sure to return it to him at sunset. Then he will sleep in it and bless you, and this will be counted as righteousness to you before the Lord your God. 14“Do not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether one of your Israelite brothers or one of the resident aliens in a town in your land. 15You are to pay him his wages each day before the sun sets, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be held guilty.
Read all of Deuteronomy 24Deuteronomy 24:13 word by word
הָשֵׁב֩ תָּשִׁ֨יב ל֤וֹ אֶֽת־הַעֲבוֹט֙ כְּבֹ֣א הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ וְשָׁכַ֥ב בְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹ וּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּ וּלְךָ֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה צְדָקָ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In any caseשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- him the pledgeעֲבוֹט‛ăbôţ ‛ăbôţ · pledgeH5667
- when the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
- goeth downבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): (sun)setH935
- that he may sleepשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: sleepH7901
- in his own raimentשַׂלְמָהώalmâh · garmentH8008
- and blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
- thee: and it shall be righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
- unto thee beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 24:13
- Exodus 22:26“If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him before sunset.
- Job 24:7Without clothing, they spend the night naked, having no covering against the cold.
- Job 29:11When they heard me, they blessed me, and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.
- Job 31:16If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow’s eyes go blind,
- Ezekiel 18:7He doesn’t oppress anyone but returns his collateral to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
- Ezekiel 33:15he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without committing injustice — he will certainly live; he will not die.
- Amos 2:8They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken as collateral, and in the house of their God they drink wine obtained through fines.
- 2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.
- Deuteronomy 24:15You are to pay him his wages each day before the sun sets, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be held guilty.
- 2 Corinthians 9:13Because of the proof provided by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone.
- Ephesians 4:26Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger,
- Deuteronomy 6:25Righteousness will be ours if we are careful to follow every one of these commands before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.’
- Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful that there isn’t this wicked thought in your heart, ‘The seventh year, the year of canceling debts, is near,’ and you are stingy toward your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty.
- Genesis 15:6Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
- Psalms 106:30But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stopped.
- Psalms 112:9He distributes freely to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted in honor.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24:13
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 Compare Exodus 22:25-27. Deuteronomy 24:13 Righteousness unto thee - Compare Deuteronomy 6:25 note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 It is of great consequence that love be kept up between husband and wife; that they carefully avoid every thing which might make them strange one to another. Man-stealing was a capital crime, which could not be settled, as other thefts, by restitution. The laws concerning leprosy must be carefully observed. Thus all who feel their consciences under guilt and wrath, must not cover it, or endeavour to shake off their convictions; but by…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13return it to him by sunset: The law was merciful.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1310-13. When thou dost lend thy brother anything, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge--The course recommended was, in kind and considerate regard, to spare the borrower's feelings. In the case of a poor man who had pledged his cloak, it was to be restored before night, as the poor in Eastern countries have commonly no other covering for wrapping themselves in when they go to sleep than the garment they have worn during the day.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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