Deuteronomy 24:14 KJV

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:

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Cross References

  • Proverbs 14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
  • Amos 4:1 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
  • Malachi 3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
  • Leviticus 25:35–43 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. …
  • Deuteronomy 15:12–18 And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. …

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Topics

  • Aliens To be treated with justice
  • Employee General scriptures concerning Employee
  • Employer General scriptures concerning Employer
  • Labor General scriptures concerning Labor
  • Master Scriptures relating to masters of servants

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Thou shalt not oppress לֹא lōʾ Negative תַעֲשֹׁק taʿăšōq עָשַׁק Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • an hired servant שָׂכִיר śākîr שָׂכִיר Adjective · masculine singular
  • poor עָנִי ʿānî עָנִי Adjective · masculine singular
  • and needy וְאֶבְיוֹן wĕʾebyôn אֶבְיוֹן Adjective · masculine singular · with and
  • of thy brethren מֵאַחֶיךָ mēʾaḥêkā אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • or of thy strangers אוֹ ʾô Conjunction מִגֵּרְךָ miggērĕkā גֵּר Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • that are in thy land אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בְּאַרְצְךָ bĕʾarṣĕkā אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • within thy gates בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ bišʿārêkā שַׁעַר Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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