Hebrew Interlinear

Deuteronomy 24:14 Interlinear

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy whether he be of thy brethren or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1לֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
2תַעֲשֹׁ֥קH6231Thou shalt not oppressto press upon, i.e., oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
3שָׂכִ֖ירH7916an hired servanta man who is hired by the day or year
4עָנִ֣יH6041that is poordepressed, in mind or circumstances
5וְאֶבְי֑וֹןH34and needydestitute
6מֵֽאַחֶ֕יךָH251whether he be of thy brethrena brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
7א֧וֹH176desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
8מִגֵּֽרְךָ֛H1616or of thy strangersproperly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
9אֲשֶׁ֥רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
10בְּאַרְצְךָ֖H776that are in thy landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
11בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃H8179within thy gatesan opening, i.e., door or gate

Verse Context

Deuteronomy 24:13In any case In any case him the pledge goeth down...
Deuteronomy 24:14 (current) Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy whether he be of thy brethren or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates
Deuteronomy 24:15At his day thou shalt give him his hire go down ...

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