Deuteronomy 24:17

Deuteronomy 24:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“True justice must be given to foreigners living among you and to orphans, and you must never accept a widow’s garment as security for her debt.

Context of Deuteronomy 24:17

15Pay 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. 16Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin. Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. 18Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you from there. That is why I command you to do this. 19When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Deuteronomy 24:17 word by word

לֹ֣א תַטֶּ֔ה מִשְׁפַּ֖ט גֵּ֣ר יָת֑וֹם וְלֹ֣א תַחֲבֹ֔ל בֶּ֖גֶד אַלְמָנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not pervertנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• the judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• of the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• of the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• nor takeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254
• a widow’sאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• raimentבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• to pledgeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 24:17

• Deuteronomy 16:19Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.
• Deuteronomy 27:19“Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
• Exodus 22:21“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.
• Exodus 23:2“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd,
• 1 Samuel 12:3Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these things, I will make it right.”
• Job 22:8though you were a powerful man, owning land— an honored man, living on it.
• Job 29:11Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,
• Psalms 82:1God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:
• Psalms 94:3How long, Lord, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?
• Proverbs 22:22Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
• Proverbs 31:5lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
• Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.
• Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them.
• Isaiah 3:15What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
• Isaiah 33:15Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—
• Jeremiah 5:28and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not seek justice. They do not promote the case of the fatherless; they do not defend the just cause of the poor.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 Compare the marginal references. The motive assigned for these various acts of consideration is one and the same Deuteronomy 24:18, Deuteronomy 24:22.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Do not deny justice: The people of Israel must actively resist discriminating against the weakest and most vulnerable in society. God had released Israel from a similar status in Egypt. Their experience should guide them in treating others in similar situations (24:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816-18. The fathers shall not be put to death for the children--The rule was addressed for the guidance of magistrates, and it established the equitable principle that none should be responsible for the crimes of others.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 24:17

• Aliens
• Creditor
• Injustice
• Lending
• Orphan
• Pawn
• Poor
• Strangers
• Widow

In the dictionaries

• Divorcement
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• Loan
• Stranger
• Widows
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Fatherless
• Genesis

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