Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 24:10-13

Justice for the Vulnerable and the Limits of Covenant Law

Divorce regulation (vv. 1–4) → protection of the new household (v. 5) → prohibition against seizing livelihood pledges (vv. 6, 10–13) → kidnapping law (vv. 7) → skin disease and Miriam's warning (vv. 8–9) → wage and pledge justice for the poor (vv. 14–15) → individual accountability (v. 16) → justice for the sojourner and widow (v. 17) → redemption memory as motive (vv. 18, 22) → gleaning laws for the threefold vulnerable (vv. 19–22)

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

10When you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to collect security.

11You are to stand outside while the man to whom you are lending brings the security out to you.

12If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;

13be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.

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References and Original Words

Verse 10

Cross-references

Job 22:6Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 15:8Classic cross-references Exodus 22:27Classic cross-references Nehemiah 5:7Classic cross-references

Original words

Whenכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionyou lendתַשֶּׁ֥הH5383Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularanythingמַשַּׁ֣אתH4859Noun - feminine singular construct. . .מְא֑וּמָהH3972Noun - masculine singularto your neighborבְרֵֽעֲךָH7453Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singulardo notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleenterתָבֹ֥אH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionhis houseבֵּית֖וֹH1004Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularto collectלַעֲבֹ֥טH5670Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructsecurityעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃H5667Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Job 24:7Classic cross-references

Original words

You are to standתַּעֲמֹ֑דH5975Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularoutsideבַּח֖וּץH2351Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularwhile the manוְהָאִ֗ישׁH376Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativeto whomאַתָּה֙H859Pronoun - second person masculine singularyou are lendingנֹשֶׁ֣הH5383Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularbringsיוֹצִ֥יאH3318Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe securityהַעֲב֖וֹטH5667Article | Noun - masculine singularoutהַחֽוּצָה׃H2351Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularto youאֵלֶ֛יךָH413Preposition | second person masculine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object marker

Verse 12

Cross-references

Amos 2:8Classic cross-references Proverbs 3:28Classic cross-references Ezekiel 18:7Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 24:17Classic cross-references Proverbs 25:20Classic cross-references

Original words

Ifוְאִם־H518Conjunctionheה֑וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis a poorעָנִ֖יH6041Adjective - masculine singularmanאִ֥ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularyou must notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlego to sleepתִשְׁכַּ֖בH7901Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularwith the security {in your possession}בַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃H5667Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 6:25Classic cross-references Daniel 4:27Classic cross-references Exodus 22:26Classic cross-references Job 31:20Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 24:15Classic cross-references

Original words

be sure to returnהָשֵׁב֩H7725Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute. . .תָּשִׁ֨יבH7725Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object marker[it]הַעֲבוֹט֙H5667Article | Noun - masculine singularto himל֤וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularby sunsetכְּבֹ֣אH935Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct. . .הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁH8121Article | Noun - common singularso that he may sleepוְשָׁכַ֥בH7901Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularin his own cloakבְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹH8008Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularand bless youוּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּH1288Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularand this will beתִּהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularcredited to you as righteousnessצְדָקָ֔הH6666Noun - feminine singular. . .וּלְךָ֙Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃סH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular

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