18 But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and that the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

19 (A)When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be (B)for the alien, for the [a]orphan, and for the widow, in order that the Lord your God (C)may bless you in all the work of your hands. 20 (D)When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs [b]again; it shall be (E)for the alien, for the [c]orphan, and for the widow.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 24:19 Or fatherless
  2. Deuteronomy 24:20 Lit after yourself
  3. Deuteronomy 24:20 Or fatherless