Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 24:17-22

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.

22And thou shalt rememberוְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔ve.Za.khar.taH2142that thou wast a bondmanעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:therefore I commandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

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