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14 You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites[a] or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 24:14 tn Heb “your brothers,” but not limited only to actual siblings; cf. NASB, NAB “countrymen.”
  2. Deuteronomy 24:14 tn Heb “who are in your land in your gates.” The word “living” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.(A)

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