New English Translation

Deuteronomy 24:17-22 New English Translation (NET)

17. You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.

18. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do all this.

19. Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there, you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the Lord your God may bless all the work you do.

20. When you beat your olive tree you must not repeat the procedure; the remaining olives belong to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.

21. When you gather the grapes of your vineyard you must not do so a second time; they should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.

22. Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt; therefore, I am commanding you to do all this.