Deuteronomy 24:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ But you shall [earnestly] remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ but thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and Jehovah thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Remember how you were a slave in Egypt but how the LORD your God saved you from that. That’s why I’m commanding you to do this thing.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Remember that you served in Egypt, and that the Lord your God rescued you from there. Therefore, I am instructing you to act in this way.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ Remember that thou wast a slave in Egypt, and the Lord thy God delivered thee from thence. Therefore I command thee to do this thing.

Deuteronomy 24:18 Cross References

Exodus 22:22

You shall not abuse any widow or orphan.

Leviticus 19:33

“When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien.

Deuteronomy 15:15

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; for this reason I lay this command upon you today.

Deuteronomy 16:12

Remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and diligently observe these statutes.

Deuteronomy 24:17

“You shall not deprive a resident alien or an orphan of justice; you shall not take a widow’s garment in pledge.

Deuteronomy 24:19

“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.

Deuteronomy 24:22

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

Deuteronomy 5:15

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.