Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 24:14–15

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.

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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

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 24:14 Malachi 3:5 · Proverbs 14:31 · Proverbs 22:16 · Job 24:10–11 · Amos 4:1 · Job 31:13–15 · Luke 10:7 · Amos 2:7 · Deuteronomy 15:12–18 · Leviticus 25:35–43 · Ezekiel 22:7 · Amos 8:4

Deuteronomy 24:15 Leviticus 19:13 · James 5:4 · Proverbs 3:27–28 · Jeremiah 22:13 · Deuteronomy 15:9 · Job 35:9 · Exodus 22:23–24 · Job 34:28 · Matthew 20:8 · Isaiah 5:7 · Psalm 86:4 · Proverbs 23:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.