Deuteronomy 24:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:”
Deuteronomy 24:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 24:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 24:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;”
Deuteronomy 24:17 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 24:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to the sojourner, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow’s raiment to pledge; ”
Deuteronomy 24:17 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 24:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of a fatherless sojourner, nor take in pledge the garment of a widow;”
Deuteronomy 24:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 24:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, [or] of the fatherless; and thou shalt not take in pledge a widow's garment. ”
Deuteronomy 24:17 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 24:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt not peruert the right of the stranger, nor of the fatherlesse, nor take a widowes rayment to pledge.”
Deuteronomy 24:17 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 24:17 in Context — Deuteronomy 24
15 At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee.
16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
17 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:
18 But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
19 When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
What Does Deuteronomy 24:17 Mean?
Deuteronomy 24:17 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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