Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 24:17
17Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.