“Hearken to me, you who pursue deliverance, you who seek the Lord; look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were digged.
Deuteronomy 24:22 - Revised Standard Version You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command 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. |
“Hearken to me, you who pursue deliverance, you who seek the Lord; look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were digged.
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.
When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward; it shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.
“If there is a dispute between men, and they come into court, and the judges decide between them, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty,
but it is because the Lord loves you, and is keeping the oath which he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.