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Deuteronomy 24:14-25:4
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 24:14-25:4
New King James Version
14 “You shall not (A)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. 15 Each day (B)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; (C)lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you.
16 (D)“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 (E)“You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, (F)nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge. 18 But (G)you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this thing.
19 (H)“When you reap your harvest in your field, and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that the Lord your God may (I)bless you in all the work of your hands. 20 When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. 21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. 22 And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this thing.
Laws of Social Responsibility
25 “If there is a (J)dispute between men, and they come to [a]court, that the judges may judge them, and they (K)justify the righteous and condemn the wicked, 2 then it shall be, if the wicked man (L)deserves to be beaten, that the judge will cause him to lie down (M)and be beaten in his presence, according to his guilt, with a certain number of blows. 3 (N)Forty blows he may give him and no more, lest he should exceed this and beat him with many blows above these, and your brother (O)be humiliated in your sight.
4 (P)“You shall not muzzle an ox while it [b]treads out the grain.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 25:1 Lit. the judgment
- Deuteronomy 25:4 threshes
Deuteronomy 24:14-25:4
New International Version
Deuteronomy 24:14-25:4
New International Version
14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.(A) 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor(B) and are counting on it.(C) Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.(D)
16 Parents 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.(E)
17 Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless(F) of justice,(G) or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. 18 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt(H) and the Lord your God redeemed you from there. That is why I command you to do this.
19 When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it.(I) Leave it for the foreigner,(J) the fatherless and the widow,(K) so that the Lord your God may bless(L) you in all the work of your hands. 20 When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time.(M) Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. 21 When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. 22 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. That is why I command you to do this.(N)
25 When people have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges(O) will decide the case,(P) acquitting(Q) the innocent and condemning the guilty.(R) 2 If the guilty person deserves to be beaten,(S) the judge shall make them lie down and have them flogged in his presence with the number of lashes the crime deserves, 3 but the judge must not impose more than forty lashes.(T) If the guilty party is flogged more than that, your fellow Israelite will be degraded in your eyes.(U)
4 Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.(V)
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