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 Living Translation (NLT)You must pay them their wages each day before sunset because they are poor and are counting on it. If you don’t, they might cry out to the Lord against you, and it would be counted against you as sin.

Context of Deuteronomy 24:15

13You shall in any case return the pledge to him again when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own garment and bless you; and it shall be righteousness to you before the Lord your God. 14“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. 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. 16“Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin. 17“You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, nor take 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• At his dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• thou shalt giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: payH5414
• his hireשָׂכָרώâkâr · wagesH7939
• neither shall the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• go downבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): (sun)setH935
• poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• and settethנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: aidH5375
• his heartנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• upon it: lest he cryקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• against thee unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and it be sinחֵטְאchêţ' · sinH2399

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 24:15

• Leviticus 19:13‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.
• Proverbs 3:27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
• Jeremiah 22:13“Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages And gives him nothing for his work,
• Matthew 20:8“So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’
• Mark 10:19You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”
• James 5:4Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
• Psalms 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.
• Psalms 25:1To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
• Psalms 86:4Rejoice the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
• Deuteronomy 15:9Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,’ and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and he cry out to the Lord against you, and it become sin among you.
• Exodus 22:23If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their 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; For He hears the cry of the afflicted.
• Job 35:9“Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty.
• Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
• Proverbs 23:10Do not remove the ancient landmark, Nor enter 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

• Employee
• Employer
• Labor
• Master
• Oppression
• Poor
• Quotations and Allusions
• Servant
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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