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Deuteronomy 24:15

You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

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ASV

in 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 Jehovah, and it be sin unto thee.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בְּיוֹמוֹ֩be.yo.Moon day itsH3117 →
תִתֵּ֨ןti.Tenyou will payH5414 →
שְׂכָר֜וֹse.kha.Rowage[s] hisH7939 →
וְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
תָב֧וֹאta.Vo'it will goH935 →
עָלָ֣יו'a.Lavon himH5921 →
הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshthe sunH8121 →
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
עָנִי֙'a.Ni[is] poorH6041 →
ה֔וּאHu'heH1931 →
וְאֵלָ֕יוve.'e.Lavand to itH413 →
ה֥וּאhu'heH1931 →
נֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'[is] lifting upH5375 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.Shodesire hisH5315 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
יִקְרָ֤אyik.Ra'he will call outH7121 →
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaon youH5921 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961 →
בְךָ֖ve.Khaon <the> you
חֵֽטְא׃ סChet'sinH2399 →

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Leviticus 19:13You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.James 5:4Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.Proverbs 3:27–28Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.Jeremiah 22:13“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,Ephesians 4:26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.Exodus 2:23After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.Exodus 22:23–24If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.Job 35:9Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.Job 34:28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.Genesis 31:12‘Look up,’ he said, ‘and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked, spotted, or speckled; for I have seen all that Laban has done to you.Job 7:2Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.Matthew 20:8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’Job 31:38if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,Psalms 86:4Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.Psalms 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.Proverbs 23:10–11Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.

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