Deuteronomy 24:15

Deuteronomy 24:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall give him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets (for he is poor and counts on it), lest he cry against you to the Lord, and you be guilty of sin.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you.

Context of Deuteronomy 24:15

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. 14“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. You 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. 17“You shall not pervert the justice due a stranger or an orphan, nor seize a widow’s garment as a pledge.

Deuteronomy 24:15 word by word

בְּיוֹמוֹ֩ תִתֵּ֨ן שְׂכָר֜וֹ וְֽלֹא־תָב֧וֹא עָלָ֣יו הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ כִּ֤י עָנִי֙ ה֔וּא וְאֵלָ֕יו ה֥וּא נֹשֵׂ֖א אֶת־נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־יִקְרָ֤א עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְהָיָ֥ה בְךָ֖ חֵֽטְא׃ סRead the interlinear

• You shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: payH5414
• him his wagesשָׂכָרώâkâr · wagesH7939
• on his dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• before the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• setsבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): (sun)setH935
• for he is poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• and setsנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: aidH5375
• heartנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• he does not cryקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• you to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and it becomesהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• a sinחֵטְאchêţ' · sinH2399

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 24:15

• Leviticus 19:13‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired worker are not to remain with you all night until morning.
• Proverbs 3:27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it.
• Jeremiah 22:13“Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness, And his upstairs rooms without justice, Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay And does not give him his wages,
• Matthew 20:8“Now when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, starting with the last group to the first.’
• Mark 10:19You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not give false testimony, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”
• James 5:4Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of armies.
• Psalms 24:4One who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to deceit And has not sworn deceitfully.
• Psalms 25:1To You, Lord, I lift up my soul.
• Psalms 86:4Make the soul of Your servant joyful, For to You, Lord, I lift up my soul.
• Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful that there is no mean-spirited thought in your heart, such as, ‘The seventh year, the year of release of debts, is near,’ and your eye is malicious toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; then he may cry out to the Lord against you, and it will be a sin in you.
• Exodus 22:23If you oppress him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will assuredly hear his cry;
• Job 31:38“If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;
• Job 34:28So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He would hear the cry of the afflicted--
• Job 35:9“Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.
• Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor crush the needy at the gate;
• Proverbs 23:10Do not move the ancient boundary Or go into the fields of the fatherless,

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15He is poor, and setteth his heart upon it - How exceedingly natural is this! The poor servant who seldom sees money, yet finds from his master's affluence that it procures all the conveniences and comforts of life, longs for the time when he shall receive his wages; should his pay be delayed after the time is expired, he may naturally be expected to cry unto God against him who withholds it. See most of these subjects treated at large on Exodus 22:21-27…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
• 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 24:15

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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