Deuteronomy 24:17

Deuteronomy 24:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:
• New International Version (NIV)Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge.

Context of Deuteronomy 24:17

15You shall give him his wages on his day before the sun sets, for he is poor and sets his heart on it; so that he will not cry against you to the Lord and it become sin in you. 16“Fathers shall not be put to death for their sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers; everyone shall be put to death for his own sin. “You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment in pledge. 18But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and that the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing. 19“When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Deuteronomy 24:17 word by word

לֹ֣א תַטֶּ֔ה מִשְׁפַּ֖ט גֵּ֣ר יָת֑וֹם וְלֹ֣א תַחֲבֹ֔ל בֶּ֖גֶד אַלְמָנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• You shall not pervertנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• the justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• due an alienגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• an orphanיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• norלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• takeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254
• a widow’sאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• garmentבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• in pledgeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 24:17

• Deuteronomy 16:19You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
• Deuteronomy 27:19‘Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, orphan, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
• Exodus 22:21“You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the masses in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a multitude in order to pervert justice;
• 1 Samuel 12:3Here I am; bear witness against me before the Lord and His anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? I will restore it to you.”
• Job 22:8But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it.
• Job 29:11For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,
• Psalms 82:1God takes His stand in His own congregation; He judges in the midst of the rulers.
• Psalms 94:3How long shall the wicked, O Lord, How long shall the wicked exult?
• Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate;
• Proverbs 31:5For they will drink and forget what is decreed, And pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
• Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.
• Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan, Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
• Isaiah 3:15What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the face of the poor?” Declares the Lord God of hosts.
• Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
• Jeremiah 5:28They are fat, they are sleek, They also excel in deeds of wickedness; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper; And they do not defend the rights of the poor.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24:17

• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Do not deny justice: The people of Israel must actively resist discriminating against the weakest and most vulnerable in society. God had released Israel from a similar status in Egypt. Their experience should guide them in treating others in similar situations (24:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816-18. The fathers shall not be put to death for the children--The rule was addressed for the guidance of magistrates, and it established the equitable principle that none should be responsible for the crimes of others.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 24:17

• Aliens
• Creditor
• Injustice
• Lending
• Orphan
• Pawn
• Poor
• Strangers
• Widow

In the dictionaries

• Divorcement
• Former
• Loan
• Stranger
• Widows
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Fatherless
• Genesis

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