Deuteronomy 24:22

22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt. Therefore I command thee to do this thing.

Deuteronomy 24:22 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 24:22

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land
of Egypt
When they would have been glad to have enjoyed the like favours, as small as they might seem to be, even to glean in their fields, vineyards, and oliveyards;

therefore I command thee to do this thing;
to suffer the poor to take the forgotten sheaf, and to come into their oliveyards and vineyards, and gather what olives and grapes remained after the first beating of the one, and the ingathering of the other.

Deuteronomy 24:22 In-Context

20 When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt. Therefore I command thee to do this thing.
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