Deuteronomy 24:14

Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
Deuteronomy 24:14
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לֹא־תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק שָׂכִ֖יר עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְי֑וֹן מֵאַחֶ֕יךָ א֧וֹ מִגֵּרְךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּאַרְצְךָ֖ בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃

  1. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. תַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.Shok“you must oppress”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשַׁק · “to oppress” · Strong's H6231
  3. שָׂכִ֖ירsa.Khir“a hired laborer”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂכִיר · “hired” · Strong's H7916
  4. עָנִ֣י'a.Ni“poor”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָנִי · “afflicted” · Strong's H6041
  5. וְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.Yon“and needy”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֶבְיוֹן · “needy” · Strong's H0034
  6. מֵאַחֶ֕יךָme.'a.Chei.kha“one of countrymen your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “compatriot” · Strong's H0251I
  7. א֧וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  8. מִגֵּרְךָ֛mi.ge.re.Kha“one of sojourner[s] your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from גֵּר · “sojourner” · Strong's H1616
  9. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. בְּאַרְצְךָ֖be.'ar.tze.Kha“[is] in land your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  11. בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.kha“in gates your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שַׁ֫עַר · “town” · Strong's H8179H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)