Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 24:14-15

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)

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14 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

15 You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Cross-references

Malachi 3:5 Classic cross-references Proverbs 14:31 Classic cross-references Romans 13:8 Classic cross-references James 5:4 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 5:18 Classic cross-references

Original words

Do not לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle oppress תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק H6231 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular a hired hand שָׂכִ֖יר H7916 Adjective - masculine singular who is poor עָנִ֣י H6041 Adjective - masculine singular and needy וְאֶבְי֑וֹן H34 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular [whether] he is a brother מֵאַחֶ֕יךָ H251 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular or א֧וֹ H176 Conjunction a foreigner residing מִגֵּרְךָ֛ H1616 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative in one of your towns בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ H8179 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular בְּאַרְצְךָ֖ בְּאַרְצְךָ֖ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Leviticus 19:13 Classic cross-references James 5:4 Classic cross-references Proverbs 3:27 Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:26 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 22:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

You are to pay תִתֵּ֨ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular his wages שְׂכָר֜וֹ H7939 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular each day בְּיוֹמוֹ֩ H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular before וְֽלֹא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle sunset הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ H8121 Article | Noun - common singular . . . תָב֧וֹא H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular עָלָ֣יו עָלָ֣יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular because כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction he ה֔וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular . . . וְאֵלָ֕יו H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular . . . ה֥וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is poor עָנִי֙ H6041 Adjective - masculine singular and depends נֹשֵׂ֖א H5375 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - נַפְשׁ֑וֹ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular on them אֶל־ H413 Preposition Otherwise וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle he may cry out יִקְרָ֤א H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular against you עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ H5921 Preposition | second person masculine singular . . . וְהָיָ֥ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular and you will be guilty of sin חֵֽטְא׃ס H2399 Noun - masculine singular

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