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Deuteronomy 24:12-14
Lexham English Bible

12 And if he is a needy man, you shall not sleep in his pledge.[a] 13 You shall certainly return the pledge to him as the sun sets,[b] so that he may sleep in his cloak and may bless you, and it shall be considered righteousness on your behalf[c] before[d] Yahweh your God.

14 “You shall not exploit a hired worker, who is needy and poor, from among your fellow men or from among your aliens[e] who are in your land and in your towns.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 24:12 “His pledge” refers to “a garment given as pledge”
  2. Deuteronomy 24:13 Literally “as/at the moment of the going out of the sun”
  3. Deuteronomy 24:13 Literally “to you”
  4. Deuteronomy 24:13 Literally “to the face of”
  5. Deuteronomy 24:14 Hebrew “alien”
  6. Deuteronomy 24:14 Literally “gates”
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