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Deuteronomy 24:15 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Deuteronomy 24:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 24 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. setteth: Heb. lifteth his soul unto it”
Deuteronomy 24:15 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:15
At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it—Be-yomo titten sekharo ve-lo tavo alav ha-shemesh ("on his day you shall give his wages, and not shall set on it the sun") mandates immediate payment before sunset. The day laborer's survival depends on daily wages; delayed payment equals oppression. This echoes Leviticus 19:13's parallel command.For he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it—Ki ani hu ve-elav hu nose et-nafsho ("for poor he is, and to it he lifts up his soul") reveals the psychological and spiritual weight of wages for the poor. Nose et-nafsho (lite...
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 24:15
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“when it is in the power of your hand to do it.”
“the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields”
“and his chambers by injustice; who uses his neighbor's service without wages”
“saying”
“and they cry at all to me”
“So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him”
“and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice”
“for to you”