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Deuteronomy 24:12-21

12And if the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376bepoorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041,thou shalt not sleepתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with his pledgeבַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.ToH5667:

13In any caseH7725thou shalt deliverH7725him the pledgeהַעֲבוֹט֙ha.'a.VotH5667againH7725when the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goeth downכְּבֹ֣אke.Vo'H935,that he may sleepוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901in his own raimentבְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹbe.sal.ma.ToH8008,and blessוּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּu.ve.ra.Khe.kaH1288thee: and it shall be righteousnessצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666unto thee beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Thou shalt not oppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231an hired servantשָׂכִ֖ירsa.KhirH7916that ispoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, whether he beof thy brethrenמֵאַחֶ֕יךָme.'a.Chei.khaH251,or of thy strangersמִגֵּרְךָ֛mi.ge.re.KhaH1616that arein thy landבְּאַרְצְךָ֖be.'ar.tze.KhaH776within thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:

15At his dayבְּיוֹמוֹ֩be.yo.MoH3117thou shalt giveתִתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414himhis hireשְׂכָר֜וֹse.kha.RoH7939,neither shall the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121go downתָב֧וֹאta.Vo'H935upon it; for he ispoorעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041,and settethנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375his heartנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315upon it: lest he cryיִקְרָ֤אyik.Ra'H7121against thee unto the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and it be sinחֵֽטְא׃ סChet'H2399unto thee.

16The fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1shall not be put to deathיוּמְת֤וּyu.me.TuH4191for the childrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,neither shall the childrenוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121be put to deathיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191for the fathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1:every manאִ֥יש'ishH376shall be put to deathיוּמָֽתוּ׃ סyu.Ma.tuH4191for his own sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.

17Thou shalt not pervertתַטֶּ֔הta.TehH5186the judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of the strangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616, norof the fatherlessיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490;nor takeתַחֲבֹ֔לta.cha.VolH2254a widow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490raimentבֶּ֖גֶדBe.gedH899to pledgeH2254:

18But thou shalt rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that thou wast a bondmanעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛vai.yif.de.KhaH6299thee thence: therefore I commandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

19When thou cuttest downתִקְצֹר֩tik.TzorH7114thine harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֨ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105in thy fieldבְשָׂדֶ֜ךָve.sa.De.khaH7704,and hast forgotוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ve.sha.khach.TaH7911a sheafעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,thou shalt not go againתָשׁוּב֙ta.ShuvH7725to fetchלְקַחְתּ֔וֹle.kach.ToH3947it: it shall be for the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,for the fatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490:that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in all the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thine handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

20When thou beatestתַחְבֹּט֙tach.BotH2251thine olive treeזֵֽיתְךָ֔zei.te.KhaH2132,thou shalt not go over the boughsתְפָאֵ֖רte.fa.'ErH6286againאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310:it shall be for the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,for the fatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

21When thou gatherestתִבְצֹר֙tiv.TzorH1219the grapes of thy vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֔kar.me.KhaH3754,thou shalt not gleanתְעוֹלֵ֖לte.'o.LelH5953itafterwardאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310:it shall be for the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,for the fatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

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