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New Century Version

Deuteronomy 24:22

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt; that is why 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 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.
New Revised Standard
Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding 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 Don't cheat hired servants who are poor and needy, whether they are fellow Israelites or foreigners living in one of your towns. 15 Pay them each day before sunset, because they are poor and need the money. Otherwise, they may complain to the Lord about you, and you will be guilty of sin. 16 Parents must not be put to death if their children do wrong, and children must not be put to death if their parents do wrong. Each person must die for his own sin. 17 Do not be unfair to a foreigner or an orphan. Don't take a widow's coat to make sure she pays you back. 18 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the Lord your God saved you from there. That is why I am commanding you to do this. 19 When you are gathering your harvest in the field and leave behind a bundle of grain, don't go back and get it. Leave it there for foreigners, orphans, and widows so that the Lord your God can bless everything you do. 20 When you beat your olive trees to knock the olives off, don't beat the trees a second time. Leave what is left for foreigners, orphans, and widows. 21 When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, don't pick the vines a second time. Leave what is left for foreigners, orphans, and widows. 22 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt; that is why 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 oldest servant, who was in charge of everything he owned, "Put your hand under my leg.
Genesis 24:3
Make a promise to me before the Lord , the God of heaven and earth. Don't get a wife for my son from the Canaanite girls who live around here.
Genesis 24:9
So the servant put his hand under his master's leg and made a promise to Abraham about this.
Genesis 24:10
The servant took ten of Abraham's camels and left, carrying with him many different kinds of beautiful gifts. He went to Northwest Mesopotamia to Nahor's city.
Genesis 24:11
In the evening, when the women come out to get water, he made the camels kneel down at the well outside the city.
Genesis 24:12
The servant said, " Lord , God of my master Abraham, allow me to find a wife for his son today. Please show this kindness to my master Abraham.
Genesis 24:15
Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, came out of the city. (Bethuel was the son of Milcah and Nahor, Abraham's brother.) Rebekah was carrying her water jar on her shoulder.
Genesis 24:16
She was very pretty, a virgin; she had never had sexual relations with a man. She went down to the spring and filled her jar, then came back up.
Genesis 24:19
After he finished drinking, Rebekah said, "I will also pour some water for your camels."
Genesis 24:23
He asked, "Who is your father? Is there a place in his house for me and my men 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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