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nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You shall not pervert the justice due a stranger <i>or</i> an orphan, nor seize a widow’s garment as a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow&#8217s garment in pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall not pervert the justice due an alien <i>or</i> an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment in pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“You shall not pervert the justice due a sojourner <i>or</i> an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment in pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You shall not pervert the justice due a stranger or an orphan, nor seize (impound) a widow’s garment as security [for a loan].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not deny justice to a resident alien or fatherless child, and do not take a widow’s garment as security.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not deny justice to a foreigner or fatherless child, and do not take a widow&#8217s garment as security. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to the sojourner, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Make sure that orphans and foreigners are treated fairly. And if you lend money to a widow and want to keep something of hers to guarantee that she will pay you back, don't take any of her clothes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take the widow's raiment to pledge:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Never deprive foreigners and orphans of justice. And never take widows' clothes to guarantee a loan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Do not deprive foreigners and orphans of their rights; and do not take a widow's garment as security for a loan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Don't deny justice to a foreigner or to an orphan, nor take a widow's garment as collateral for a loan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow?s cloak as security.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow's garment as security for a loan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall not deprive the foreigner, or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow's clothing in pledge;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless, nor take a widow's raiment for a pledge:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You do not turn aside the judgment of a fatherless sojourner, nor take the garment of a widow in pledge;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of a fatherless sojourner, nor take in pledge the garment of a widow;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not turn away the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless; and thou shalt not take as a pledge the garment of the widow.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger nor of the fatherless, neither shalt thou take away the widow's raiment for a pledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall not pervert the judgment of the new arrival or the orphan, nor shall you take away the widow’s garment as collateral.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall not deprive the resident alien or the orphan of justice, nor take the clothing of a widow as pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not deprive a resident alien or an orphan of justice; you shall not take a widow’s garment in pledge.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall not pervert the justice due to the stranger, nor to the orphan; nor take a widow's garment as a pledge;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not divert the justice of a settler or of an orphan and do not take the cloak of a widow as security:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou shalt not pervert the justice due to the stranger, or to the fatherless; nor take the widow's raiment to pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of the stranger and the fatherless, and widow; thou shalt not take the widow's garment for a pledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=6612" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Additional Laws</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: ṯaṭ·ṭeh (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">deny</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·paṭ (N-msc) -- Judgment. ">justice</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: gêr (N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">to the foreigner</a> <a href="/hebrew/3490.htm" title="3490: yā·ṯō·wm (N-ms) -- An orphan. From an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person.">or the fatherless,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/490.htm" title="490: ’al·mā·nāh (N-fs) -- A widow. Fem of 'alman; a widow; also a desolate place.">take a widow’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: be·ḡeḏ (N-msc) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">cloak</a> <a href="/hebrew/2254.htm" title="2254: ṯa·ḥă·ḇōl (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to wind tightly, i.e. To bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain.">as security.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21-22</a></span><br />You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. / You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Exodus 23:9</a></span><br />Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33-34</a></span><br />When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him. / You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a></span><br />Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Jeremiah 22:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9-10</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></span><br />“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-3.htm">Psalm 82:3-4</a></span><br />Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. / Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-8.htm">Proverbs 31:8-9</a></span><br />Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. / Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/29-12.htm">Job 29:12-17</a></span><br />because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. / The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. / I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a></span><br />Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a></span><br />Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-1.htm">Luke 18:1-8</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: / “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. / And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:</p><p class="hdg">pervert</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Deuteronomy 16:19</a></b></br> Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/27-19.htm">Deuteronomy 27:19</a></b></br> Cursed <i>be</i> he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21,22</a></b></br> Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt… </p><p class="hdg">nor take</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Exodus 22:26,27</a></b></br> If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Account</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Cloak</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-13.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-7.htm">Country</a> <a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">Deprive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Due</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-11.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-20.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-14.htm">Orphan</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Pervert</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-13.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-13.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-17.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-20.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-14.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-13.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-14.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/genesis/38-19.htm">Widow's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Wrest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-20.htm">Account</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-2.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/judges/3-16.htm">Cloak</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-3.htm">Country</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-5.htm">Deprive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-19.htm">Due</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-1.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-19.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Orphan</a> <a href="/job/8-3.htm">Pervert</a> <a href="/joshua/2-12.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/joshua/22-8.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-1.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-14.htm">Widow's</a> <a href="/psalms/56-5.htm">Wrest</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Of divorce</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">A new married man goes not to war</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Of pledges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Of kidnapping</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Of leprosy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-10.htm">Of pledges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">The hire is to be given</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Of justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Of charity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Israel, foreigners, or "sojourners," were often without the protection of family or community, making them susceptible to exploitation. The fatherless, or orphans, similarly lacked the familial support that was crucial in a patriarchal society. The biblical mandate to protect these groups is consistent with God's character as a defender of the oppressed (<a href="/psalms/68-5.htm">Psalm 68:5</a>). This command echoes earlier instructions in the Mosaic Law, such as <a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21-24</a>, which warns against mistreating foreigners and orphans. The principle of justice here is rooted in the understanding that all people are created in the image of God (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>) and deserve fair treatment. This theme is reiterated in the New Testament, where <a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a> describes pure religion as caring for orphans and widows.<p><b>and do not take a widow’s cloak as security</b><br>In the ancient Near East, a cloak was an essential item, often serving as both clothing and bedding. Taking a widow's cloak as security for a loan would leave her vulnerable, especially during the cold nights. This command underscores the importance of compassion and mercy in financial dealings. The widow, like the foreigner and the fatherless, represents a group that is particularly vulnerable to economic exploitation. The prohibition against taking a widow's cloak is part of a broader biblical ethic that prioritizes the well-being of the poor and needy (<a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a>). This ethic is reflected in the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized mercy and compassion, as seen in the parable of the Good Samaritan (<a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25-37</a>). The command also foreshadows the ultimate act of mercy and justice fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who came to proclaim good news to the poor and freedom for the oppressed (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreigner.htm">Foreigner (Ger)</a></b><br>In ancient Israel, a foreigner was someone who lived among the Israelites but was not a native-born citizen. They were often vulnerable and lacked the same rights as Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/fatherless.htm">Fatherless (Yatom)</a></b><br>Refers to orphans or children without a father, who were particularly vulnerable in ancient society due to the lack of a male protector or provider.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/widow.htm">Widow (Almanah)</a></b><br>A woman whose husband has died. Widows were often left without financial support and were vulnerable to exploitation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom these laws were given, emphasizing the importance of justice and compassion within the community.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader and prophet who delivered God's laws to the Israelites, including the instructions found in Deuteronomy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_for_the_vulnerable.htm">Justice for the Vulnerable</a></b><br>God commands His people to ensure justice for those who are most vulnerable in society, such as foreigners, orphans, and widows. This reflects His character as a just and compassionate God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassionate_community.htm">Compassionate Community</a></b><br>The community of believers is called to be a place of refuge and support for those in need. This involves active engagement in providing for and protecting the vulnerable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_exploitation.htm">Avoiding Exploitation</a></b><br>Taking a widow’s cloak as security is a metaphor for exploiting those who are already disadvantaged. Believers are called to act with integrity and fairness in all dealings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_heart.htm">Reflecting God’s Heart</a></b><br>By caring for the marginalized, believers reflect God’s heart and His kingdom values, serving as a witness to the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_justice.htm">Practical Justice</a></b><br>Justice is not just a legal concept but a practical outworking of faith. It involves tangible actions to support and uplift those who are marginalized.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'great_judgment'_in_ezekiel_25_11.htm">Do they exploit and take advantage of widows?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_find_rest_from_my_burdens.htm">How should we care for widows according to scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_they_exploit_widows.htm">Do they exploit and take advantage of widows?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_children's_rights_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about children's rights?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17-22) <span class= "bld">The stranger, the fatherless, and the widow</span>--are the subject of all the laws in these verses. For the first two (<a href="/context/deuteronomy/24-17.htm" title="You shall not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:">Deuteronomy 24:17-18</a>), see <a href="/context/exodus/22-22.htm" title="You shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.">Exodus 22:22-24</a>. As to the harvest, see <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm" title="And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not make clean riddance of the corners of your field when you reap, neither shall you gather any gleaning of your harvest: you shall leave them to the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.">Leviticus 23:22</a>. It is noticeable that this law is connected with the Feast of Pentecost in that place. Never was such care for the widow and the poor manifested as after the day of Pentecost in the New Testament. When "great grace was upon them all," it is written that "neither was there any among them that lacked."<p>In a very special way and for some special reason, all through the Old Testament, "the Lord careth for the stranger." What the reason is, if we had the Old Testament only, we might find it hard to discover. But when we open the New Testament, we may see that this is one aspect of the love of God the Father to His Son Jesus Christ, who was one day to come among us as "a stranger," when there was "no room for Him in the inn." His coming hither as a stranger could not be unnoticed. And, therefore, the name and mention of the stranger all through the Old Testament is like a path strewn with flowers, in expectation of the coming of one that is greatly beloved. We see angels walking upon the earth, entertained as strangers. The wealthy patriarch, a "prince of God" among the Canaanites, confesses himself a "stranger and pilgrim on the earth." Those that inherit the land are put in the same category, "Ye are strangers and sojourners with Me." The stranger sits beside the Levite at Israel's table. The second great commandment is rehearsed again for his especial benefit. "He shall be unto you as one born among you, and <span class= "ital">thou shalt love him as thyself." </span>There is only one key to all this combination of tenderness. "<span class= "ital">I</span> <span class= "ital">was a stranger</span>, and ye took me in."<p>(18,22) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt.</span>--An exhortation thoroughly in place here, in the writings of Moses. In this form it occurs repeatedly in the Pentateuch, but not elsewhere. It is not the language which would naturally suggest itself to the prophets of later times.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 17, 18.</span> - The law against perverting the right of strangers, widows, and orphans is here repeated from <a href="/exodus/22-20.htm">Exodus 22:20, 21</a>; <a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Exodus 23:9</a>, with the addition that the raiment of the widow was not to be taken in pledge. To enforce this, the people are reminded that they themselves as a nation had been in the condition of strangers and bondmen in Egypt (cf. <a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33, 34</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deny</span><br /><span class="heb">תַטֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯaṭ·ṭeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">justice</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפַּ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(miš·paṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the foreigner</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guest, a foreigner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or the fatherless,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָת֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṯō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3490.htm">Strong's 3490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bereaved person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and do not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take a widow’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלְמָנָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’al·mā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_490.htm">Strong's 490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A widow, a desolate place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cloak</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּ֖גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(be·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as security.</span><br /><span class="heb">תַחֲבֹ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(ṯa·ḥă·ḇōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2254.htm">Strong's 2254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wind tightly, to bind, a pledge, to pervert, destroy, to writhe in pain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 24:17 You shall not wrest the justice due (Deut. 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