Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 24:12-21

12Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he be apoorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808sleepתִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.KavH7901with hispledgeבַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.ToH5667:

13thou shaltsurelyהָשֵׁב֩ha.ShevH7725restoreתָּשִׁ֨יבta.ShivH7725to him thepledgeהַעֲבוֹט֙ha.'a.VotH5667when thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goethdownוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901, that he maysleepH7901in hisgarmentבְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹbe.sal.ma.ToH8008, andblessוּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּu.ve.ra.Khe.kaH1288thee: and it shall berighteousnessצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666unto theebeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

14Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808oppressתַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.ShokH6231anhiredH7916servantH7916that ispoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,whetherא֧וֹ'oH176he be of thybrethrenמֵאַחֶ֕יךָme.'a.Chei.khaH251, or of thystrangersמִגֵּרְךָ֛mi.ge.re.KhaH1616that are in thylandבְּאַרְצְךָ֖be.'ar.tze.KhaH776within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:

15in hisdayבְּיוֹמוֹ֩be.yo.MoH3117thou shaltgiveH5414him hishireשְׂכָר֜וֹse.kha.RoH7939,neitherH3808shall thesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goתָב֧וֹאta.Vo'H935downH5414uponH5921it; for he ispoorעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041, and setteth hisheartנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315uponH5921it: lest hecryיִקְרָ֤אyik.Ra'H7121againstH5921thee unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and it besinחֵֽטְא׃ סChet'H2399unto thee.

16Thefathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808beputיוּמְת֤וּyu.me.TuH4191todeathיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191for thechildrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808shall thechildrenוּבָנִ֖יםu.va.NimH1121beputיוּמָֽתוּ׃ סyu.Ma.tuH4191todeathH4191for thefathersאָב֑וֹת'a.VotH1:everyH376manH376shall beputH4191todeathH4191for hisownH376sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.

17Thou shaltnotH3808wrest thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of thestrangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616,norH3808of thefatherlessיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490;norH3808takeתַחֲבֹ֔לta.cha.VolH2254thewidow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490raiment to pledge:

18but thou shaltrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that thou wast a bondman inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛vai.yif.de.KhaH6299thee thence: therefore Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

19When thou reapest thineharvestקְצִֽירְךָ֨ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105in thyfieldבְשָׂדֶ֜ךָve.sa.De.khaH7704, and hastforgotוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ve.sha.khach.TaH7911asheafעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, thou shaltnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808goH7725againH7725to fetch it: it shall be for thestrangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, for thefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490, and for thewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490: that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430mayblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee inallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thinehandsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

20When thou beatest thineoliveזֵֽיתְךָ֔zei.te.KhaH2132treeH2132, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goיִהְיֶֽה׃ סyih.YehH1961over the boughsagainאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310: it shall be for thestrangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, for thefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490, and for thewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

21When thou gatherest the grapes of thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֔kar.me.KhaH3754, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808glean itafterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee: it shall be for thestrangerלַגֵּ֛רla.GerH1616, for thefatherlessלַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490, and for thewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490.

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