Deuteronomy 24:18

so 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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

In Context

17Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the sojourner [or] the fatherless,—neither shalt thou take in pledge the garment of a widow;

19When thou cuttest down thy harvest in thy field and forgettest a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not turn back to fetch it, to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, shall it belong,—that Yahweh thy God, may bless thee, in all the Work of thy hands.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:15and thou shalt remember that a servant, thou wast in the land of Egypt, and that Yahweh thy God, redeemed thee,—for this cause, am I commanding thee this thing, to-day.

Deuteronomy 24:22so shalt thou remember that a servant, becamest thou in the land of Egypt,—therefore, am I commending thee to do this thing.

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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