Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 24:17–18
17Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security. 18Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
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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 |
Deuteronomy 24:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remember | וְזָכַרְתָּ֗ | wə·zā·ḵar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| that | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you were | הָיִ֙יתָ֙ | hā·yî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| slaves | עֶ֤בֶד | ‘e·ḇeḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| in Egypt | בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם | bə·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| redeemed you | וַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛ | way·yip̄·də·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H6299 ransom |
| from that place | מִשָּׁ֑ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| Therefore | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| I | אָנֹכִ֤י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am commanding | מְצַוְּךָ֙ | mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| you to do | לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ס | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 24:17 Deuteronomy 16:19 · Exodus 23:6 · Deuteronomy 27:19 · Exodus 22:21–22 · Job 29:11–17 · Exodus 23:9 · Micah 7:3 · Isaiah 1:23 · Deuteronomy 1:17 · Jeremiah 5:28 · Exodus 23:2
Deuteronomy 24:18 Deuteronomy 5:15 · Deuteronomy 15:15 · Deuteronomy 16:12 · Deuteronomy 24:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.