Deuteronomy 24
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Deuteronomy 24:17-22

17“1You shall not pervertH5186 the justiceH4941 2due an alienH1616 or 3an orphanH3490, norH3808 4takeH2254 a widow’sH490 garmentH899 in pledgeH2254. 18But you shall rememberH2142 that you were a slaveH5650 in EgyptH4714, and that the LordH3068 your GodH430 redeemedH6299 you from thereH8033; thereforeH5921H3651 I am commandingH6680 you to doH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697.

19“5WhenH3588 you reapH7114 your harvestH7105 in your fieldH7704 and have forgottenH7911 a sheafH6016 in the fieldH7704, you shall not goH7725 backH7725 to getH3947 it; it shall be 6for the alienH1616, for the 7orphanH3490, and for the widowH490, in orderH4616 that the LordH3068 your GodH430 8may blessH1288 you in allH3605 the workH4639 of your handsH3027. 209WhenH3588 you beatH2251 your oliveH2132 treeH2132, you shall not goH6287 overH6287 the boughsH6287 10againH310; it shall be 11for the alienH1616, for the 12orphanH3490, and for the widowH490.

21“WhenH3588 you gatherH1219 the grapes of your vineyardH3754, you shall not 13goH5953 overH5953 it againH310; it shall be for the alienH1616, for the 14orphanH3490, and for the widowH490. 22You shall rememberH2142 that you were a slaveH5650 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714; thereforeH5921H3651 I am commandingH6680 you to doH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 24:17 Ex 23:9; Lev 19:33; Deut 1:17; 10:17; 16:19; 27:19 ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 24:17 Lit of ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 24:17 Or the fatherless ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 24:17 Ex 22:22 ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 24:19 Lev 19:9, 10; 23:22 ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 24:19 Deut 14:29 ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 24:19 Or fatherless ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 24:19 Prov 19:17 ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 24:20 Lev 19:10 ↩
  10. 10. Deuteronomy 24:20 Lit after yourself ↩
  11. 11. Deuteronomy 24:20 Deut 24:19 ↩
  12. 12. Deuteronomy 24:20 Or fatherless ↩
  13. 13. Deuteronomy 24:21 Lit glean it after yourself ↩
  14. 14. Deuteronomy 24:21 Or fatherless ↩

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24

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