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Text -- Deuteronomy 24:15-22 (NET)
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24:15 You must pay his wage that very day before the sun sets , for he is poor and his life depends on it. Otherwise he will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin .
24:16 Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin .
24:17 You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan , or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan .
24:18 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God redeemed you from there ; therefore I am commanding you to do all this .
24:19 Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there , you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner , orphan , and widow so that the Lord your God may bless all the work you do .
24:20 When you beat your olive tree you must not repeat the procedure; the remaining olives belong to the resident foreigner , orphan , and widow .
24:21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard you must not do so a second time ; they should go to the resident foreigner , orphan , and widow .
24:22 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt ; therefore , I am commanding you to do all this .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Poor |
LAW OF MOSES |
Moses |
Stranger |
Widow |
Orphan |
Agriculture |
Gleaning |
FATHERLESS |
Liberality |
Widows |
STRANGER AND SOJOURNER (IN THE OLD TESTAMENT) |
Wages |
Olive |
Injustice |
DEUTERONOMY |
Strangers |
Servant |
BLOOD, REVENGER OF |
Rulers |
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