Deuteronomy 24:18 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹⁸ but you shall 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.

Deuteronomy 24:18 Cross References

Exodus 22:22

You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.

Leviticus 19:33

“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.

Deuteronomy 15:15

You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this today.

Deuteronomy 16:12

You shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt; and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

Deuteronomy 24:17

“You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge;

Deuteronomy 24:19

“When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow; that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Deuteronomy 24:22

You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this.

Deuteronomy 5:15

You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day.