Deuteronomy 24:22

Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

In Context

21When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:14but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.

Deuteronomy 7:8But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Isaiah 51:1“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.

Ephesians 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 24:15-22

Justice and Generosity. ( b. c. 1451.) 14 Thou shalt not oppress a 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: 15 At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord , and it be sin unto thee. 16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man… Read the whole commentary →

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