Deuteronomy 24:14

12 And if the man is poor, you shall not¹ keep his pledge overnight.

13 ^aYou shall in any case return the pledge to him again when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own garment and ^bbless you; and ^cit shall be righteousness to you before the Lord your God.

14 “You shall not ^aoppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates.

15 Each day ^ayou shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; ^blest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you.

16 ^a“Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin.

17 ^a“You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, ^bnor take a widow’s garment as a pledge.

18 But ^ayou shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this thing.

19 ^a“When you reap your harvest in your field, and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that the Lord your God may ^bbless you in all the work of your hands.

20 When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 24:14

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American Standard Version
Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land within thy gates:

Amplified® Bible
You shall not oppress {or} extort from a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is of your brethren or of your strangers {and} sojourners who are in your land inside your towns.

Contemporary English Version
If you hire poor people to work for you, don't hold back their pay, whether they are Israelites or foreigners who live in your town.

Darby English Version
Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant [who is] poor and needy of thy brethren, or of thy sojourners who are in thy land within thy gates:

Good News Bible
"Do not cheat poor and needy hired servants, whether they are Israelites or foreigners living in one of your towns.

King James Version
Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

New American Standard Bible
"You shall not oppress a hired servant {who is} poor and needy, whether {he is} one of your countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns.

New International Version
Do not take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother Israelite or an alien living in one of your towns.

New King James Version
“You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he comes from your country or one of your aliens who lives in your land in your towns.

Revised Standard Version
"You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brethren or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns;

Young's Literal Translation
`Thou dost not oppress a hireling, poor and needy, of thy brethren or of thy sojourner who is in thy land within thy gates;

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