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
Original language and places
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׃
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- תַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.Shok“you must oppress”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשַׁק · “to oppress” · Strong's H6231
- שָׂכִ֖ירsa.Khir“a hired laborer”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂכִיר · “hired” · Strong's H7916
- עָנִ֣י'a.Ni“poor”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָנִי · “afflicted” · Strong's H6041
- וְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.Yon“and needy”Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֶבְיוֹן · “needy” · Strong's H0034
- 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
- א֧וֹ'o“or”Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
- 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
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“who”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- 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
- 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)