Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 24:14

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.

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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

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