Deuteronomy 24:15

Deuteronomy 24:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall give him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets (for he is poor and counts on it), lest he cry against you to the Lord, and you be guilty of sin.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you.

Context of Deuteronomy 24:15

13Make sure you bring it back to him at sunset. When he wears his coat to bed ⌞that night⌟, he’ll bless you. You will have done the right thing in the presence of the Lord your God. 14Don’t withhold pay from hired workers who are poor and needy, whether they are Israelites or foreigners living in one of your cities. Pay them each day before sunset because they are poor and need their pay. Otherwise, they will complain to the Lord about you, and you will be condemned for your sin. 16Parents must never be put to death for the crimes of their children, and children must never be put to death for the crimes of their parents. Each person must be put to death for his own crime. 17Never deprive foreigners and orphans of justice. And never take widows’ clothes to guarantee a loan.

Deuteronomy 24:15 word by word

בְּיוֹמוֹ֩ תִתֵּ֨ן שְׂכָר֜וֹ וְֽלֹא־תָב֧וֹא עָלָ֣יו הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ כִּ֤י עָנִי֙ ה֔וּא וְאֵלָ֕יו ה֥וּא נֹשֵׂ֖א אֶת־נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־יִקְרָ֤א עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְהָיָ֥ה בְךָ֖ חֵֽטְא׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At his dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• thou shalt giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: payH5414
• his hireשָׂכָרώâkâr · wagesH7939
• neither shall the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• go downבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): (sun)setH935
• poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• and settethנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: aidH5375
• his heartנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• upon it: lest he cryקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• against thee unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and it be sinחֵטְאchêţ' · sinH2399

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 24:15

• Leviticus 19:13“Never oppress or rob your neighbor. Never keep the pay you owe a hired worker overnight.
• Proverbs 3:27Do not hold back anything good from those who are entitled to it when you have the power to do so.
• Jeremiah 22:13“How horrible it will be for the person who builds his house dishonestly and his upper rooms through injustice. He makes his neighbors work for nothing and doesn’t pay them for their work.
• Matthew 20:8“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told the supervisor, ‘Call the workers, and give them their wages. Start with the last, and end with the first.’
• Mark 10:19You know the commandments: Never murder. Never commit adultery. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Never cheat. Honor your father and mother.”
• James 5:4The wages you refused to pay the people who harvested your fields shout ⌞to God⌟ against you. The Lord of Armies has heard the cries of those who gather the crops.
• Psalms 24:4⌞The one who⌟ has clean hands and a pure heart and does not long for what is false or lie when he is under oath.
• Psalms 25:1To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.
• Psalms 86:4Give me joy, O Lord, because I lift my soul to you.
• Deuteronomy 15:9When the seventh year—the year when payments on debts are canceled—is near, you might be stingy toward poor Israelites and give them nothing. Be careful not to think these worthless thoughts. The poor will complain to the Lord about you, and you will be condemned for your sin.
• Exodus 22:23If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure that I will hear their cry.
• Job 31:38“If my land has cried out against me, and its furrows have wept….
• Job 34:28They forced the poor to cry out to him, and he hears the cry of those who suffer.
• Job 35:9The weight of oppression makes them cry out. The power of mighty people makes them call for help.
• Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because they are poor or trample on the rights of an oppressed person at the city gate,
• Proverbs 23:10Do not move an ancient boundary marker or enter fields that belong to orphans,

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15He is poor, and setteth his heart upon it - How exceedingly natural is this! The poor servant who seldom sees money, yet finds from his master's affluence that it procures all the conveniences and comforts of life, longs for the time when he shall receive his wages; should his pay be delayed after the time is expired, he may naturally be expected to cry unto God against him who withholds it. See most of these subjects treated at large on Exodus 22:21-27…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. 14-1514-15. Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy--Hired servants in the East are paid at the close of the day; and for a master to defraud the laborer of his hire, or to withhold it wrongfully for a night, might have subjected a poor man with his family to suffering and was therefore an injustice to be avoided (Le 19:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 24:15

• Employee
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• Oppression
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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