Deuteronomy 24:17

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the sojourner [or] the fatherless,—neither shalt thou take in pledge the garment of a widow;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:

In Context

16Fathers shall not be put to death for sons, nor shall sons, be put to death for fathers,—every man, for his own sin, shall he put to death.

18so shalt thou remember that, a servant, becamest thou in Egypt, and that Yahweh thy God, redeemed thee, from thence,—therefore, am I commanding thee to do this thing.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:21And, a sojourner, shalt thou not tread down neither shalt thou drive him away,—for sojourners, ye became in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:2Thou shalt not follow multitudes to commit wickedness,—neither shalt thou answer in a quarrel, so as to turn away after multitudes to mislead,

Exodus 23:9And a sojourner, shalt thou not drive away,—seeing that, ye yourselves, know the, soul of a sojourner; for sojourners, became ye in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 10:17For as touching Yahweh your God, he, is God of gods, and Lord of lords; the great the mighty, and the fearful GOD, who respecteth not persons, nor accepteth a bribe;

Deuteronomy 24:6No man shall take in pledge a handmill, or an upper millstone,—for he would be taking life, in pledge.

Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed, be he that perverteth the right of the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow. And all the people shall say—Amen.

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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