Deuteronomy 24:14

Deuteronomy 24:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
• New International Version (NIV)Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates.

Context of Deuteronomy 24:14

12And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge. 13When the sun goes down you shall certainly return the pledge to him, so that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and it will be righteousness for you before the Lord your God. “You shall not exploit a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your strangers who are in your land in your towns. 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 does not cry out against you to the Lord, and it becomes a 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 alone.

Deuteronomy 24:14 word by word

לֹא־תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק שָׂכִ֖יר עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְי֑וֹן מֵאַחֶ֕יךָ א֧וֹ מִגֵּרְךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּאַרְצְךָ֖ בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• You shall not exploitעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
• a hiredשָׂכִירώâkîyr · hiredH7916
• poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• and needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• whetherמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• one of your countrymenאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• one of your strangersגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• are in your landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• townsשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gate: townH8179

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 24:14

• Leviticus 25:40He shall be with you as a hired worker, as if he were a foreign resident; he shall serve with you up to the year of jubilee.
• Job 24:10The poor move about naked without clothing, And they carry sheaves, while going hungry.
• Job 31:13“If I have rejected the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me,
• Proverbs 14:31One who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But one who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
• Proverbs 22:16One who oppresses the poor to make more for himself, Or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
• Ezekiel 22:7They have treated father and mother with contempt among you. They have oppressed the stranger in your midst; they have oppressed the orphan and the widow among you.
• Amos 2:7These who trample the head of the helpless to the dust of the earth Also divert the way of the humble; And a man and his father resort to the same girl So as to profane My holy name.
• Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who exploit the poor, who oppress the needy, And say to their husbands, “Bring now, that we may drink!”
• Amos 8:4Hear this, you who trample the needy, to put an end to the humble of the land,
• Malachi 3:5“Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, those who oppress the wage earner in his wages or the widow or the orphan, and those who turn away the stranger from justice and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of armies.
• Luke 10:7Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they provide; for the laborer is deserving of his wages. Do not move from house to house.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24:14

• 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 24:14

• Aliens
• Employee
• Employer
• Labor
• Master
• Oppression
• Poor
• Quotations and Allusions
• Servant
• Strangers
• Wages

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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