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Deuteronomy 24:11-22 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11. You shall wait outside, and the man to whom you are lending, he shall bring the pledge outside to you.

12. And if he is a needy man, you shall not sleep in his pledge.

13. You shall certainly return the pledge to him as the sun sets, so that he may sleep in his cloak and may bless you, and it shall be considered righteousness on your behalf before 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 who are in your land and in your towns.

15. On his day you shall give his wage, and the sun shall not go down, because he is poor and his life depends on it; do this so that he does not cry out against you to Yahweh, and you incur guilt.

16. “Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, and children shall not be put to death because of their fathers; each one shall be put to death for his own sin.

17. You shall not subvert the rights of an alien or an orphan, and you shall not take as pledge the garment of a widow.

18. And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt and that Yahweh your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this commandment.

19. “When you reap your harvest in your field and you forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not return to get it, for it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

20. When you beat off the fruit of your olive trees you shall not search through the branches afterward, for it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.

21. When you harvest grapes, you shall not glean your vineyards again; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.

22. And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.”

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