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Deuteronomy 24:22 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 24 · verse 22
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.Deuteronomy 24:22 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 24:22 in context
20When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
21When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
22And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- rememberzâkarproperly, to markH2142 →
- bondmanʻebeda servantH5650 →
- commandtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- EgyptMitsrayimMitsrajimH4714 →
- landʼeretsthe earthH776 →
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Here, I. Masters are commanded to be just to their poor servants, Deu 24:14, Deu 24:15. 1. They must not oppress them, by overloading them with work, by giving them undue and unreasonable rebukes, or by withholding from them proper maintenance.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-22