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Rights of the Unprotected. 17 (A)You shall not deprive the resident alien or the orphan of justice, nor take the clothing of a widow as pledge.

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17 You shall not deprive a resident alien or an orphan of justice; you shall not take a widow’s garment in pledge.

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Rights of widows, orphans, and immigrants

17 Don’t obstruct the legal rights of an immigrant or orphan. Don’t take a widow’s coat as pledge for a loan.

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17 (A)You shall not pervert the justice [a]due a stranger or [b]an orphan, nor (B)seize a widow’s garment as a [c]pledge.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 24:17 Lit of
  2. Deuteronomy 24:17 Or the fatherless
  3. Deuteronomy 24:17 I.e., for a loan

17 Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless(A) of justice,(B) or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge.

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