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Deuteronomy 24:13

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thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before Jehovah thy God.

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Deuteronomy 24:13 in other translations

You shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment and bless you. It shall be righteousness to you before Yahweh your God.

Deuteronomy 24:13 · World English Bible

Deuteronomy 24:13 in context

  1. 11Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto thee.
  2. 12And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;
  3. 13thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before Jehovah thy God.
  4. 14Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land within thy gates:
  5. 15in 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.