English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 24:22
22You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this.
Deuteronomy 24:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
- New International Version (NIV)Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. That is why I command you to do this.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this thing.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. That is why I am giving you this command.
Context of Deuteronomy 24:22
20When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over them again. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow. 21When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not strip it afterward. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow. You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this.
Read all of Deuteronomy 24Deuteronomy 24:22 word by word
וְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ כִּי־עֶ֥בֶד הָיִ֖יתָ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם עַל־כֵּ֞ן אָנֹכִ֤י מְצַוְּךָ֙ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And thou shalt rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- that thou wast a bondmanעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- therefore I commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- thee to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- this thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 24:22
- Deuteronomy 24:18but you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this.
- Deuteronomy 5:14but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.
- Deuteronomy 7:8but it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
- Isaiah 51:1"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
- 2 Corinthians 8:8I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine.
- Ephesians 5:1Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
- 1 John 4:10In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24:22
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 Compare the marginal references. The motive assigned for these various acts of consideration is one and the same Deuteronomy 24:18, Deuteronomy 24:22.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-22Verses 14-22 It is not hard to prove that purity, piety, justice, mercy, fair conduct, kindness to the poor and destitute, consideration for them, and generosity of spirit, are pleasing to God, and becoming in his redeemed people. The difficulty is to attend to them in our daily walk and conversation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2219-22. When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field--The grain, pulled up by the roots or cut down with a sickle, was laid in loose sheaves; the fruit of the olive was obtained by striking the branches with long poles; and the grape clusters, severed by a hook, were gathered in the hands of the vintager. Here is a beneficent provision for the poor. Every forgotten sheaf in the harvest-field was to lie; the olive tree was not to be beaten a second…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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