Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 24:12–17

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.

¹⁴Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. ¹⁵You 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.

¹⁶Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.^d

¹⁷Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.

Footnotes

d 24:16 Cited in 2 Kings 14:6|2KI 14:6and 2 Chronicles 25:4

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Deuteronomy 24:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
he	ה֑וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is a poor	עָנִ֖י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
man	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
you must not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go to sleep	תִשְׁכַּ֖ב	ṯiš·kaḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with the security	בַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃	ba·‘ă·ḇō·ṭōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5667 pledge, article pledged

Deuteronomy 24:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
be sure to return	הָשֵׁב֩	hā·šêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7725 turn back, return
to him	ל֤וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
by sunset	כְּבֹ֣א	kə·ḇō	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
so that he may sleep	וְשָׁכַ֥ב	wə·šā·ḵaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
in his own cloak	בְּשַׂלְמָת֖וֹ	bə·śal·mā·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8008 id.
and bless you	וּבֵֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּ	ū·ḇê·ră·ḵe·kā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
and this will be	תִּהְיֶ֣ה	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
credited to you as righteousness	צְדָקָ֔ה	ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
before	לִפְנֵ֖י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ס	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God

Deuteronomy 24:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
oppress	תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק	ṯa·‘ă·šōq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
a hired hand	שָׂכִ֖יר	śā·ḵîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H7916 hired
who is poor	עָנִ֣י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needy	וְאֶבְי֑וֹן	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
he is a brother	מֵאַחֶ֕יךָ	mê·’a·ḥe·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
or	א֧וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
a foreigner residing	מִגֵּרְךָ֛	mig·gê·rə·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
in one of your towns	בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃	biš·‘ā·re·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8179 gate

Deuteronomy 24:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are to pay	תִתֵּ֨ן	ṯit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
his wages	שְׂכָר֜וֹ	śə·ḵā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7939 hire, wages
each day	בְּיוֹמוֹ֩	bə·yō·w·mōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day
before	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
sunset	הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
because	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	ה֔וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is poor	עָנִי֙	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and depends	נֹשֵׂ֖א	nō·śê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
on them	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Otherwise	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
he may cry out	יִקְרָ֤א	yiq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
against you	עָלֶ֙יךָ֙	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
and you will be guilty of sin	חֵֽטְא׃ס	ḥêṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H2399 sin

Deuteronomy 24:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Fathers	אָבוֹת֙	’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
shall not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be put to death	יוּמְת֤וּ	yū·mə·ṯū	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their children	בָּנִ֔ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
nor children	וּבָנִ֖ים	ū·ḇā·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their fathers	אָב֑וֹת	’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
each	אִ֥יש	ʾīš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
is to die	יוּמָֽתוּ׃ס	yū·mā·ṯū	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
for his own sin	בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ	bə·ḥeṭ·’ōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2399 sin

Deuteronomy 24:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
deny	תַטֶּ֔ה	ṯaṭ·ṭeh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
justice	מִשְׁפַּ֖ט	miš·paṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
to the foreigner	גֵּ֣ר	gêr	Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
or the fatherless	יָת֑וֹם	yā·ṯō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3490 orphan
and do not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
take a widow’s	אַלְמָנָֽה׃	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
cloak	בֶּ֖גֶד	be·ḡeḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H899 treachery
as security	תַחֲבֹ֔ל	ṯa·ḥă·ḇōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2254 bind, pledge