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That is why I command you to do this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. That is why I am giving you this command.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall [thoughtfully] remember [the fact] that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You lived in poverty as slaves in Egypt until the LORD your God rescued you. That's why I am giving you these laws. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. So I'm commanding you to do this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Never forget that you were slaves in Egypt; that is why I have given you this command. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember to do this because you were slaves in the land of Egypt. That is why I'm commanding you to do this."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt; therefore, I am commanding you to do all this. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall remember that you were a bondservant in the land of Egypt: therefore I command you to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. Therefore I command you to do this thing. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have remembered that you have been a servant in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding thee to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And remember that thou wert a servant in the land of Egypt: for this I command thee to do this word.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remember that thou also wast a bondman in Egypt, and therefore I command thee to do this thing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Remember that you also served in Egypt, and so, for this reason, I am instructing you to act in this way.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt; that is why I command you to do this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall remember that you were a bondman in Egypt; therefore I command you to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And remember that you were a Servant in Egypt; because of this, I command you to make this response.” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt; therefore I command thee to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt; therefore I command thee to do this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/24-22.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=6666" 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">21</span>When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: wə·zā·ḵar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">you were</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘e·ḇeḏ (N-ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">slaves</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā (V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">am commanding</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you to do</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this.</a> </span><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</a></span><br />You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Leviticus 19:34</a></span><br />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="/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/25-35.htm">Leviticus 25:35-38</a></span><br />Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. / Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. / You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-19.htm">Deuteronomy 10:19</a></span><br />So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a></span><br />For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ...<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="/galatians/2-10.htm">Galatians 2:10</a></span><br />They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/2-10.htm">Ruth 2:10-12</a></span><br />At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?” / Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before. / May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”<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="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></span><br />Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt: therefore I command you to do this thing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Deuteronomy 24:18</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14,15</a></b></br> But the seventh day <i>is</i> the sabbath of the LORD thy God: <i>in it</i> thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that <i>is</i> within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8</a></b></br> But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Bond-Man</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Bondservant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Wast</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/3-19.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Bond-Man</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-7.htm">Bondservant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-16.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-2.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/judges/8-34.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-11.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-18.htm">Wast</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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The Israelites' slavery in Egypt is a central theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing oppression and the need for divine intervention. This historical context underscores God's power and faithfulness in liberating His people. The command to remember is not just about recalling facts but internalizing the lessons of humility and gratitude. This remembrance is a call to empathy and justice, urging the Israelites to treat others with compassion, as they once experienced suffering. The theme of remembering past deliverance is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Deuteronomy 5:15</a>, reinforcing the importance of gratitude and obedience to God.<p><b>Therefore I am commanding you to do this.</b><br>The command here is rooted in the authority of God, who delivered the Israelites from slavery. It emphasizes obedience as a response to God's grace and mercy. The "this" refers to the preceding instructions in <a href="/deuteronomy/24.htm">Deuteronomy 24</a>, which include laws about justice, fairness, and care for the marginalized, such as the poor, widows, orphans, and foreigners. These laws reflect God's character and His desire for a just society. The command is not merely a legal obligation but a moral imperative, reflecting the covenant relationship between God and His people. This principle of obedience out of gratitude is mirrored in the New Testament, where believers are called to live righteously in response to Christ's sacrifice, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were once slaves in Egypt and are now being instructed by God through Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites were enslaved for 400 years before God delivered them through Moses.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites, who is delivering God's laws and commandments to the people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who delivered the Israelites from slavery and is now giving them laws to live by in the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/m/memory_as_motivation.htm">Memory as Motivation</a></b><br>Remembering past hardships can motivate us to act justly and compassionately towards others. The Israelites' memory of slavery was meant to inspire empathy and fair treatment of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_obedience.htm">Gratitude and Obedience</a></b><br>Recognizing God's deliverance should lead to a life of gratitude and obedience. The Israelites were to follow God's commands as a response to His saving grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_justice_and_compassion.htm">Social Justice and Compassion</a></b><br>God's laws often emphasize care for the marginalized, such as widows, orphans, and foreigners. This reflects God's heart for justice and compassion, which should be mirrored in our actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_responsibility.htm">Identity and Responsibility</a></b><br>The Israelites' identity as former slaves shaped their responsibility to act justly. Our identity in Christ should similarly influence our actions and attitudes towards others.<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/why_love_foreigners_but_punish_nations.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 10:19 command love for foreigners while other passages in Deuteronomy mandate severe treatment of certain nations? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_god_order_human_sacrifice.htm">Did God command human sacrifice? (Genesis 22:2 vs. Deuteronomy 12:31)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_didn't_debt_cancellation_ruin_economy.htm">Deuteronomy 15:1-2 prescribes canceling debts every seven years--how would this not destabilize an ancient economy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_reject_these_festivals.htm">Amos 5:21-23 - Why does God reject these religious festivals, yet in other books He commands and even delights in similar observances?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/24-22.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">Remember</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zā·ḵar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you were</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיִ֖יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">slaves</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶ֥בֶד</span> <span class="translit">(‘e·ḇeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am commanding</span><br /><span class="heb">מְצַוְּךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you to do</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Deuteronomy 24:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Deuteronomy 24:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Deuteronomy 24:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Deuteronomy 24:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Deuteronomy 24:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Deuteronomy 24:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Deuteronomy 24:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Deuteronomy 24:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Deuteronomy 24:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Deuteronomy 24:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 24:22 You shall remember that you were (Deut. 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