New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 24:18-22

18But you are to 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 forgetוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ve.sha.khach.TaH7911a sheafעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,you are not to goH7725backH7725to getלְקַחְתּ֔וֹle.kach.ToH3947it; it shall belongיִהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961to the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, theorphanלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and to the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490,inH4616orderH4616thatH4616the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

20Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you beatתַחְבֹּט֙tach.BotH2251the olivesoffH2251your oliveזֵֽיתְךָ֔zei.te.KhaH2132treeH2132,you are not to searchH6287throughH6287the branchesH6287againאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310; that shall be leftfor the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, theorphanלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

21“Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you gatherתִבְצֹר֙tiv.TzorH1219the grapes of your vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֔kar.me.KhaH3754, you are not togoH5953overH5953it againאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310; that shall be leftfor the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, theorphanלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

22And you shall rememberוְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ve.Za.khar.taH2142that you were a slaveעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

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