New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 24:12-21

12Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he is a poorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,you shall not sleepתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with his pledgeבַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.ToH5667.

13When the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goesכְּבֹ֣אke.Vo'H935down you shall surelyהָשֵׁב֩ha.ShevH7725returnתָּשִׁ֨יבta.ShivH7725the pledgeהַעֲבוֹט֙ha.'a.VotH5667to him, that he may sleepוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901in his cloakבְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹbe.sal.ma.ToH8008and blessוּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּu.ve.ra.Khe.kaH1288you; andit will be righteousnessצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666for you beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14“You shall not oppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231a hiredשָׂכִ֖ירsa.KhirH7916servantH7916who ispoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,whetherH4480he is one of yourcountrymenמֵאַחֶ֕יךָme.'a.Chei.khaH251orא֧וֹ'oH176one of your aliensמִגֵּרְךָ֛mi.ge.re.KhaH1616whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is in your landבְּאַרְצְךָ֖be.'ar.tze.KhaH776in yourtownsבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

15You shall giveתִתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414him his wagesשְׂכָר֜וֹse.kha.RoH7939on his dayבְּיוֹמוֹ֩be.yo.MoH3117before the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121setsתָב֧וֹאta.Vo'H935,for he is poorעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041and setsנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375hisheartנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315on it; so thathe will not cryיִקְרָ֤אyik.Ra'H7121againstH5921you to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and it becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961sinחֵֽטְא׃ סChet'H2399in you.

16“Fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1shall not be putיוּמְת֤וּyu.me.TuH4191to deathיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191for theirsonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,norH3808shall sonsוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121be putיוּמָֽתוּ׃ סyu.Ma.tuH4191to deathH4191for theirfathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1;everyoneאִ֥יש'ishH376shall be putH4191to deathH4191for his own sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.

17“You shall not pervertתַטֶּ֔הta.TehH5186the justiceמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941due an alienגֵּ֣רgerH1616oran orphanיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490,norH3808takeתַחֲבֹ֔לta.cha.VolH2254a widow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490garmentבֶּ֖גֶדBe.gedH899in pledgeH2254.

18But you shall rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that you were a slaveעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛vai.yif.de.KhaH6299you from thereמִשָּׁ֑םmi.ShamH8033;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

19“Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588you reapתִקְצֹר֩tik.TzorH7114your harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֨ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105in your fieldבְשָׂדֶ֜ךָve.sa.De.khaH7704and have forgottenוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ve.sha.khach.TaH7911a sheafעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,you shall not goH7725backH7725to getלְקַחְתּ֔וֹle.kach.ToH3947it; it shall befor the alienלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, for theorphanלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490,in orderלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

20Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you beatתַחְבֹּט֙tach.BotH2251your oliveזֵֽיתְךָ֔zei.te.KhaH2132treeH2132,you shall not goH6287overH6287the boughsH6287againאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310; it shall befor the alienלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, for theorphanלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

21“Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you gatherתִבְצֹר֙tiv.TzorH1219the grapes of your vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֔kar.me.KhaH3754, you shall notgoH5953overH5953it againאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310;it shall be for the alienלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, for theorphanלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

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