Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 24:12-21

12And if the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376bepoorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041,thou shalt not sleepתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with his pledgeבַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.ToH5667:

13In any caseH7725thou shalt deliverH7725him the pledgeהַעֲבוֹט֙ha.'a.VotH5667againH7725when the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goeth downכְּבֹ֣אke.Vo'H935,that he may sleepוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901in his own raimentבְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹbe.sal.ma.ToH8008,and blessוּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּu.ve.ra.Khe.kaH1288thee: and it shall be righteousnessצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666unto thee beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Thou shalt not oppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231an hired servantשָׂכִ֖ירsa.KhirH7916that ispoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, whether he beof thy brethrenמֵאַחֶ֕יךָme.'a.Chei.khaH251,or of thy strangersמִגֵּרְךָ֛mi.ge.re.KhaH1616that arein thy landבְּאַרְצְךָ֖be.'ar.tze.KhaH776within thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:

15At his dayבְּיוֹמוֹ֩be.yo.MoH3117thou shalt giveתִתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414himhis hireשְׂכָר֜וֹse.kha.RoH7939,neither shall the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121go downתָב֧וֹאta.Vo'H935upon it; for he ispoorעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041,and settethנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375his heartנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315upon it: lest he cryיִקְרָ֤אyik.Ra'H7121against thee unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and it be sinחֵֽטְא׃ סChet'H2399unto thee.

16The fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1shall not be put to deathיוּמְת֤וּyu.me.TuH4191for the childrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,neither shall the childrenוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121be put to deathיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191for the fathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1:every manאִ֥יש'ishH376shall be put to deathיוּמָֽתוּ׃ סyu.Ma.tuH4191for his own sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.

17Thou shalt not pervertתַטֶּ֔הta.TehH5186the judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of the strangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616, norof the fatherlessיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490;nor takeתַחֲבֹ֔לta.cha.VolH2254a widow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490raimentבֶּ֖גֶדBe.gedH899to pledgeH2254:

18But thou shalt rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that thou wast a bondmanעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,And Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛vai.yif.de.KhaH6299thee thence: therefore I commandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

19When thou cuttest downתִקְצֹר֩tik.TzorH7114thine harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֨ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105in thy fieldבְשָׂדֶ֜ךָve.sa.De.khaH7704,and hast forgotוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ve.sha.khach.TaH7911a sheafעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,thou shalt not go againתָשׁוּב֙ta.ShuvH7725to fetchלְקַחְתּ֔וֹle.kach.ToH3947it: it shall be for the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,for the fatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490:that Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in all the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thine handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

20When thou beatestתַחְבֹּט֙tach.BotH2251thine olive treeזֵֽיתְךָ֔zei.te.KhaH2132,thou shalt not go over the boughsתְפָאֵ֖רte.fa.'ErH6286againאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310:it shall be for the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,for the fatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

21When thou gatherestתִבְצֹר֙tiv.TzorH1219the grapes of thy vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֔kar.me.KhaH3754,thou shalt not gleanתְעוֹלֵ֖לte.'o.LelH5953itafterwardאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310:it shall be for the strangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616,for the fatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490,and for the widowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

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