Listen to me, you that pursue righteousness, you that seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
Deuteronomy 24:22 - New Revised Standard Version Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall [earnestly] remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this. American Standard Version (1901) And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing. Common English Bible Remember how you were a slave in Egypt. That’s why I am commanding you to do this thing. Catholic Public Domain Version Remember that you also served in Egypt, and so, for this reason, I am instructing you to act in this way." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Remember that thou also wast a bondman in Egypt: and therefore I command thee to do this thing. |
Listen to me, you that pursue righteousness, you that seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
Remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this.
When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, do not glean what is left; it shall be for the alien, the orphan, and the widow.
Suppose two persons have a dispute and enter into litigation, and the judges decide between them, declaring one to be in the right and the other to be in the wrong.
It was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath that he swore to your ancestors, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.