Bible Commentary

When 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. 21. When thou gatherest ] Lit. cuttest off, the usual vb. for harvesting grapes (Jdg 9:27). Ingathering, applied to the vintage feast (see on Deu 16:13), is another … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 24:21”

When 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. 20. beatest thine olive tree ] Isa 27:6; Isa 24:13 (but with another vb. for beating). ‘Some climb into the trees and shake the boughs, while others stand … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 24:20”

When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands. 19 22. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 24:19”

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. 18. thou shalt remember, etc.] Almost exactly as in Deu 24:22, and Deu 15:5; cp. Deu 5:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Deu 24:18 Remember … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 24:18”

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, [nor] of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge: 17. nor of the fatherless ] So LXX, Syr., etc. Heb. omits nor. Add (with LXX B) nor of the widow. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 17, 18. Against Injustice to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 24:17”

The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 16. Responsibility for Crime is Individual. The opposition of this principle to that which prevailed in many ancient nations (Herod. iii. 119, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 24:16”

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. 15. his day ] Cp. Job 14:6, Mat 20:2. setteth his heart ] Lit. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 24:15”

Thou shalt not oppress a 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: 14. poor and needy ] See on Deu 15:11. within thy gates ] See on Deu 12:17. The preceding in thy land, omitted by Sam., … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 24:14”

In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God. 13. sleep in his garment ] Heb. salmah (Deu 29:4 and E, Exodus 22), transp. from the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 24:13”

And if the man [be] poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: Verse 12. And if the man be poor, c.] Did not this law preclude pledging entirely, especially in case of the abjectly poor? For who would take a pledge in the morning which he knew, if not redeemed, he must restore at … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 24:12”