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Leviticus 19:13

'You shall not oppress or exploit your neighbor, nor rob him. You shall not withhold the wages of a hired man overnight until morning.

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Dishonesty;   Employee;   Employer;   Justice;   Labor;   Master;   Neighbor;   Quotations and Allusions;   Robbery;   Servant;   Theft and Thieves;   Wages;   Thompson Chain Reference - Business Life;   Capital and Labour;   Duty;   Employers (Masters);   Fraud;   Master's Duty;   Masters (Employers);   Social Duties;   Vices;   Wages;   The Topic Concordance - Defrauding;   Theft;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Masters;   Night;   Servants;   Theft;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Wages;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Poor;   Weights;   Work;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amos, Theology of;   Violence;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Witchcraft;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hireling;   Poor;   Wages;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gaal;   Jehoiakim;   Poor;   Wages;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Idle;   Leviticus;   Pentateuch;   Robbery;   Wages;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament;   Congregation, Assembly;   Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Hexateuch;   Holiness;   Law;   Poverty;   Priests and Levites;   Sanctification, Sanctify;   Wages;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Harvest ;   Pharisees (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hireling, Hired Servant;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hireling;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Poor;   Wages;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crime;   Hire;   Leviticus;   Neighbor;   Poor;   Wages;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Baba Meẓi'a;   Boundaries;   Commandments, the 613;   Ethics;   Master and Servant;   Robbery;   Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
King James Version
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
Lexham English Bible
"‘You shall not exploit your neighbor, and you shall not rob him; a hired worker's wage you shall not withhold overnight until morning.
New Century Version
"‘You must not cheat your neighbor or rob him. You must not keep a hired worker's salary all night until morning.
New English Translation
You must not oppress your neighbor or commit robbery against him. You must not withhold the wages of the hired laborer overnight until morning.
New American Standard Bible
'You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired worker are not to remain with you all night until morning.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong, neither rob him. The workemans hire shal not abide with thee vntil the morning.
Legacy Standard Bible
‘You shall not oppress your neighbor nor rob him. The wages of a hired man shall not remain with you overnight until morning.
Contemporary English Version
Do not steal anything or cheat anyone, and don't fail to pay your workers at the end of each day.
Complete Jewish Bible
Do not oppress or rob your neighbor; specifically, you are not to keep back the wages of a hired worker all night until morning.
Darby Translation
Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, neither rob him. The wages of the hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
Easy-to-Read Version
"You must not cheat or rob your neighbor. You must not hold a hired worker's salary overnight until morning.
English Standard Version
"You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
George Lamsa Translation
You shall not oppress your neighbor, neither carry him away by force; the wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
Good News Translation
"Do not rob or take advantage of anyone. Do not hold back the wages of someone you have hired, not even for one night.
Christian Standard Bible®
“Do not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages due a hired worker must not remain with you until morning.
Literal Translation
You shall not extort your neighbor, nor rob; you shall not allow the wages of one hired to remain with you until morning.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou shalt do yi neghboure no wronge, ner robbe him. The workmas laboure shal not byde with the vntyll the mornynge.
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
Bible in Basic English
Do not be cruel to your neighbour or take what is his; do not keep back a servant's payment from him all night till the morning.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong, neither rob hym, neither shall the workmans hyre abyde with thee vntyll the mornyng.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, nor rob him; the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
King James Version (1611)
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired, shal not abide with thee all night, vntill the morning.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thou shalt not injure thy neighbour, neither do thou rob him, neither shall the wages of thy hireling remain with thee until the morning.
English Revised Version
Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
Berean Standard Bible
You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou schalt not make fals chalenge to thi neiybore, nethir thou schalt oppresse hym bi violence. The werk of thin hirid man schal not dwelle at thee til the morewtid.
Young's Literal Translation
`Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning.
Update Bible Version
You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired worker shall not abide with you all night until the morning.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob [him]: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
World English Bible
You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
New King James Version
"You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.
New Living Translation
"Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. "Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.
New Life Bible
‘Do not make it hard for your neighbor or rob him. You should not keep the pay of a man who works for you until the next morning.
New Revised Standard
You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour nor rob him , - The wages of him that is hired shall not tarry with thee, until the morning.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of him that hath been hired by thee shall not abide with thee until the morning.
Revised Standard Version
"You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
THE MESSAGE
"Don't exploit your friend or rob him. "Don't hold back the wages of a hired hand overnight.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.

Contextual Overview

11'You shall not steal, nor deal deceptively, nor lie to one another. 12'You shall not swear [an oath] falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the LORD. 13'You shall not oppress or exploit your neighbor, nor rob him. You shall not withhold the wages of a hired man overnight until morning.14'You shall not curse a deaf man nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God [with profound reverence]; I am the LORD. 15'You shall not do injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor show a preference for the great, but judge your neighbor fairly. 16'You shall not go around as a gossip among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor [with slander or false testimony]; I am the LORD. 17'You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you may most certainly rebuke your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him. 18'You shall not take revenge nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor (acquaintance, associate, companion) as yourself; I am the LORD.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shalt not: Proverbs 20:10, Proverbs 22:22, Jeremiah 22:3, Ezekiel 22:29, Mark 10:19, Luke 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:6

the wages: Deuteronomy 24:14, Deuteronomy 24:15, Job 31:39, Jeremiah 22:13, Malachi 3:5, James 5:4

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:12 - I have seen Exodus 20:15 - General Leviticus 25:14 - General Job 7:2 - as an hireling Proverbs 3:28 - General Ezekiel 18:10 - that is Mark 12:31 - Thou 1 Corinthians 6:8 - General Ephesians 6:9 - ye Colossians 4:1 - give 1 Timothy 5:18 - The labourer

Cross-References

Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodom were extremely wicked and sinful against the LORD [unashamed in their open sin before Him].
Genesis 18:20
And the LORD said, "The outcry [of the sin] of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.
Genesis 19:1
It was evening when the two angels came to Sodom. Lot was sitting at Sodom's [city] gate. Seeing them, Lot got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
Genesis 19:5
and they called out to Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we may know them [intimately]."
Genesis 19:6
But Lot went out of the doorway to the men, and shut the door after him,
Genesis 19:8
"See here, I have two daughters who have not known a man [intimately]; please let me bring them out to you [instead], and you can do as you please with them; only do nothing to these men, because they have in fact come under the shelter of my roof [for protection]."
Genesis 19:9
But they said, "Get out of the way!" And they said, "This man (Lot) came [as an outsider] to live here temporarily, and now he is acting like a judge. Now we will treat you worse than your visitors!" So they rushed forward and pressed violently against Lot and came close to breaking down the door [of his house].
Genesis 19:12
And the [two] men (angels) asked Lot, "Have you any others here [in Sodom]—a son-in-law, and your sons, and your daughters? Whomever you have in the city, take them out of here;
Genesis 19:15
When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot [to hurry], saying, "Get up! Take your wife and two daughters who are here [and go], or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city."
Genesis 19:16
But Lot hesitated and lingered. The men took hold of his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, because the LORD was merciful to him [for Abraham's sake]; and they brought him out, and left him outside the city [with his family].

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob [him],.... Not defraud him secretly, nor rob him openly and by force, as Aben Ezra; not defraud him in buying and selling, in retaining wages due to him, and refusing to return to him what has been committed to trust, or to repay him what has been borrowed of him: the Vulgate Latin is, "thou shall not calumniate [him]", or get anything from him, by raising a calumny upon him; nor rob him by coming into his house, or entering into his fields, and taking away his goods, or his cattle without his will, and in a forcible manner; or by meeting him on the highway and demanding his money, and taking it from him:

the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning; unless he that is hired agrees to it; for then it may be kept two or three days, or a week, or for whatsoever time may be agreed upon between them: this must be understood of one that is hired by the day, whose wages are due at night, and who may want his money to buy food for his family, and therefore should not without his consent be detained from him; and not of one that is hired by the week, or by the year, whose wages are not due until the end of the week or year for which he is hired; and the Jewish writers y observe, that this Scripture speaks of a day hireling, or a day labourer, whose wages became due at night; as another Scripture, Deuteronomy 24:15; speaks of a night hireling, or a night labourer, whose hire is not due until the pillar of the morning arises, or the sun is up, and therefore it must be paid him before it goes down; to detain the wages of such, or defraud them of it, is a very crying sin; see Jeremiah 22:13.

y Vid. Misn. Bava Metzia, c. 9. sect. 11. & Maimon. & Bartenora in ib. Jarchi & Ben Gersom in loc.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Leviticus 19:11 forbids injuries perpetrated by craft; Leviticus 19:13, those perpetrated by violence or power, the conversion of might into right. In Leviticus 19:13 “defraud” should rather be, oppress.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 19:13. The wages - shall not abide with thee all night — For this plain reason, it is the support of the man's life and family, and they need to expend it as fast as it is earned.


 
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