Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
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Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless,.... Who are unable to defend themselves, and have but few, if any, to take their part; and therefore particular care should…
Compare the marginal references. The motive assigned for these various acts of consideration is one and the same Deu 24:18, Deu 24:22.
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…
Against Injustice to the Gçr, the Orphan and the Widow, the three classes so earnestly cared for by D, Deu 24:19-22; Deu 10:18, q.v., Deu 14:29; Deu 16:11; Deu 16:14. Parallels in E, Exo 22:21 f., Deu…
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