Parallel Verses
Youngs 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;
New American Standard Bible
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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:
Holman Bible
“Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether one of your brothers or one of the foreigners residing within a town
International Standard Version
Don't take advantage of a hired person who is poor and needy, whether he's your fellow citizen or a foreigner who lives in your city.
A Conservative Version
Thou shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brothers, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land within thy gates.
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
“You shall not take advantage of a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether [he is] one of your countrymen or one of the strangers (resident aliens, foreigners) who is in your land inside your cities.
Bible in Basic English
Do not be hard on a servant who is poor and in need, if he is one of your countrymen or a man from another nation living with you in your land.
Darby Translation
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:
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not oppress the poor and needy hireling from thy brethren, or from thy stranger which is in thy land in thy gates.
King James 2000
You shall not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of your brethren, or of your strangers that are in your land within your gates:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"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}.
Modern King James verseion
You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, of your brothers, or of your strangers that are in your land within your gates.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt not defraud a hired servant that is needy and poor, whether he be of thy brethren or a stranger that is in thy land within thy cities.
NET Bible
You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages.
New Heart English Bible
You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of your brothers, or of your foreigners who are in your land within your gates:
The Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, - of thy brethren or of thy sojourners that are in thy land, within thy gates;
Webster
Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he is of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
World English Bible
You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of your brothers, or of your foreigners who are in your land within your gates:
Themes
Aliens » To be treated with justice
Masters' » Duty of, toward servants » Not to rule over them with rigor
Masters' » What masters should not do
Oppression » Not oppressing others
Servant » Hired » Unclassified scriptures relating to
Servants » Hired » Not to be oppressed
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 24:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Consideration For People In Need
13 thou dost certainly give back to him the pledge at the going in of the sun, and he hath lain down in his own raiment, and hath blessed thee; and to thee it is righteousness before Jehovah thy God. 14 'Thou dost not oppress a hireling, poor and needy, of thy brethren or of thy sojourner who is in thy land within thy gates; 15 in his day thou dost give his hire, and the sun doth not go in upon it, for he is poor, and unto it he is lifting up his soul, and he doth not cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee -- sin.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 14:31
An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
Amos 4:1
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, Who are in the mountain of Samaria, Who are oppressing the poor, Who are bruising the needy, Who are saying to their lords: 'Bring in, and we do drink.'
Malachi 3:5
And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.
Leviticus 25:35-43
'And when thy brother is become poor, and his hand hath failed with thee, then thou hast kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he hath lived with thee;
Deuteronomy 15:12-18
When thy brother is sold to thee, a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, and he hath served thee six years -- then in the seventh year thou dost send him away free from thee.
Job 24:10-11
Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry -- have taken away a sheaf.
Job 31:13-15
If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me,
Proverbs 22:16
He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
Ezekiel 22:7
Father and mother made light of in thee, To a sojourner they dealt oppressively in thy midst, Fatherless and widow they oppressed in thee.
Amos 2:7
Who are panting for the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, And the way of the humble they turn aside, And a man and his father go unto the damsel, So as to pollute My holy name.
Amos 8:4
Hear this, ye who are swallowing up the needy, To cause to cease the poor of the land,
Luke 10:7
And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy is the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,