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New Revised Standard

Deuteronomy 24:22

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Liberality;   Orphan;   The Topic Concordance - Greed/gluttony;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Strangers in Israel;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Poor;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Foreigner;   Freedom;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amos, Theology of;   Hospitality;   Neighbor;   Poor and Poverty, Theology of;   Wealth;   Work;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Alms;   Hospitality;   Poor, Orphan, Widow;   Witness, Martyr;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Leviticus;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Harvest;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Grape;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Fatherless;   Poor;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Alms;   Deuteronomy;   Mishnah;   Pe'ah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
Hebrew Names Version
You shall remember that you were a bondservant in the land of Mitzrayim: therefore I command you to do this thing.
King James Version
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Lexham English Bible
And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, therefore I am commanding you to do this thing."
English Standard Version
You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this.
New Century Version
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt; that is why I am commanding you to do this.
New English Translation
Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt; therefore, I am commanding you to do all this.
Amplified Bible
"You shall [thoughtfully] remember [the fact] that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.
New American Standard Bible
"And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And remember that thou wast a seruant in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to doe this thing.
Legacy Standard Bible
And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.
Contemporary English Version
You lived in poverty as slaves in Egypt until the Lord your God rescued you. That's why I am giving you these laws.
Complete Jewish Bible
Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. That is why I am ordering you to do this.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt; therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Easy-to-Read Version
Remember you were poor slaves in Egypt. That is why I tell you to do these things for the poor.
George Lamsa Translation
And you shall remember that you were a bondman in Egypt; therefore I command you to do this thing.
Good News Translation
Never forget that you were slaves in Egypt; that is why I have given you this command.
Literal Translation
And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. On account of this I am commanding you to do this thing.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And thou shalt remembre, that thou wast a seruaunt in the londe of Egipte: therfore comaunde I the to do this.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Bible in Basic English
Keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt: for this is why I give you orders to do this.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And remember that thou also wast a seruaunt in the lande of Egypt: & therfore I comaunde thee to do this thing.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt; therefore I command thee to do this thing.
King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therfore I command thee to doe this thing.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if thou shouldest gather thine olives, thou shalt not return to collect the remainder; it shall be for the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, and thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt; therefore I command thee to do this thing.
English Revised Version
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Berean Standard Bible
Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Haue thou mynde that also thou seruedist in Egipt, and therfor Y comaunde to thee, that thou do this thing.
Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding thee to do this thing.
Update Bible Version
And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt: therefore I command you to do this thing.
Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
World English Bible
You shall remember that you were a bondservant in the land of Egypt: therefore I command you to do this thing.
New King James Version
And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this thing.
New Living Translation
Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. That is why I am giving you this command.
New Life Bible
Remember that you were servants in the land of Egypt. Because of this, I am telling you to do this.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
so shalt thou remember that a servant, becamest thou in the land of Egypt, - therefore, am I commending thee to do this thing.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Remember that thou also wast a bondman in Egypt, and therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Revised Standard Version
You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

Contextual Overview

14 You shall not withhold the wages of poor and needy laborers, whether other Israelites or aliens who reside in your land in one of your towns. 15 You shall pay them their wages daily before sunset, because they are poor and their livelihood depends on them; otherwise they might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt. 16 Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their parents; only for their own crimes may persons be put to death. 17 You shall not deprive a resident alien or an orphan of justice; you shall not take a widow's garment in pledge. 18 Remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this. 19 When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your undertakings. 20 When you beat your olive trees, do not strip what is left; it shall be for the alien, the orphan, and the widow. 21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, do not glean what is left; it shall be for the alien, the orphan, and the widow. 22 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 24:18, Deuteronomy 5:14, Deuteronomy 5:15, Deuteronomy 7:8, Isaiah 51:1, 2 Corinthians 8:8, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Ephesians 5:1, Ephesians 5:2, 1 John 4:10, 1 John 4:11

Reciprocal: Exodus 13:3 - Remember

Cross-References

Genesis 24:2
Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all that he had, "Put your hand under my thigh
Genesis 24:3
and I will make you swear by the Lord , the God of heaven and earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live,
Genesis 24:9
So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.
Genesis 24:10
Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking all kinds of choice gifts from his master; and he set out and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
Genesis 24:11
He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water; it was toward evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
Genesis 24:12
And he said, "O Lord , God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham.
Genesis 24:15
Before he had finished speaking, there was Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, coming out with her water jar on her shoulder.
Genesis 24:16
The girl was very fair to look upon, a virgin, whom no man had known. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up.
Genesis 24:19
When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw for your camels also, until they have finished drinking."
Genesis 24:23
and said, "Tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt,.... When they would have been glad to have enjoyed the like favours, as small as they might seem to be, even to glean in their fields, vineyards, and oliveyards;

therefore I command thee to do this thing; to suffer the poor to take the forgotten sheaf, and to come into their oliveyards and vineyards, and gather what olives and grapes remained after the first beating of the one, and the ingathering of the other.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare the marginal references. The motive assigned for these various acts of consideration is one and the same Deuteronomy 24:18, Deuteronomy 24:22.


 
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