Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. “’Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight. New Living Translation “Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. “Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay. English Standard Version “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning. Berean Standard Bible You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand. King James Bible Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. New King James Version ‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning. New American Standard Bible ‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired worker are not to remain with you all night until morning. NASB 1995 You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning. NASB 1977 ‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning. Legacy Standard Bible ‘You shall not oppress your neighbor nor rob him. The wages of a hired man shall not remain with you overnight until morning. Amplified Bible ‘You shall not oppress or exploit your neighbor, nor rob him. You shall not withhold the wages of a hired man overnight until morning. Christian Standard Bible “Do not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages due a hired worker must not remain with you until morning. Holman Christian Standard Bible You must not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages due a hired hand must not remain with you until morning. American Standard Version Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. Contemporary English Version Do not steal anything or cheat anyone, and don't fail to pay your workers at the end of each day. English Revised Version Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Never oppress or rob your neighbor. Never keep the pay you owe a hired worker overnight. Good News Translation "Do not rob or take advantage of anyone. Do not hold back the wages of someone you have hired, not even for one night. International Standard Version "You are not to oppress your neighbor or rob him. "The wages of a hired laborer are not to remain in your possession until morning. Majority Standard Bible You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand. NET Bible You must not oppress your neighbor or commit robbery against him. You must not withhold the wages of the hired laborer overnight until morning. New Heart English Bible "'You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning. Webster's Bible Translation Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. World English Bible “‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. “‘The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou do not oppress your neighbor, nor take plunder; the wages of the hired worker do not remain with you until morning. Young's Literal Translation 'Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning. Smith's Literal Translation Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, and thou shalt not rob: the wages of the hireling shall not remain with thee till morning. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of him that hath been hired by thee shall not abide with thee until the morning. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not slander your neighbor, nor shall you oppress him by violence. The wages of a hired hand, you shall not delay with you until tomorrow. New American Bible You shall not exploit your neighbor. You shall not commit robbery. You shall not withhold overnight the wages of your laborer. New Revised Standard Version You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not oppress your neighbor, neither carry him away by force; the wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until the morning. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You shall not oppress your fellow man and you shall not take him by force ; the pay of a hired man will not remain with you until the morning. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, nor rob him; the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou shalt not injure thy neighbour, neither do thou rob him, neither shall the wages of thy hireling remain with thee until the morning. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Love Your Neighbor…12You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. 13You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand. 14You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.… Cross References Deuteronomy 24:14-15 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. / You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. James 5:4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. Malachi 3:5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts. Jeremiah 22:13 “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, Proverbs 3:27-28 Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act. / Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means. Colossians 4:1 Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven. Matthew 20:1-16 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. / He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. / About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. ... Luke 10:7 Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house. 1 Timothy 5:18 For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.” Romans 13:8-10 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Exodus 22:21-24 You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. / You must not mistreat any widow or orphan. / If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry. ... Job 31:13-15 If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me, / what will I do when God rises to judge? How will I answer when called to account? / Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb? Amos 8:4-6 Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land, / asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. / Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!” Micah 6:10-12 Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed? / Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights? / For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths. Isaiah 58:3 “Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers. Treasury of Scripture You shall not defraud your neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with you all night until the morning. shall not Proverbs 20:10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. Proverbs 22:22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: Jeremiah 22:3 Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place. the wages Deuteronomy 24:14,15 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates: … Job 31:39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: Jeremiah 22:13 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; Jump to Previous Abide Cruel Defraud Hired Hireling Hold Morning Neighbor Neighbour Night Oppress Overnight Payment Plunder Rob Servant Servant's WagesJump to Next Abide Cruel Defraud Hired Hireling Hold Morning Neighbor Neighbour Night Oppress Overnight Payment Plunder Rob Servant Servant's WagesLeviticus 19 1. A repetition of various lawsYou must not defraud your neighbor The Hebrew word for "defraud" is "עשק" (ashaq), which conveys the idea of oppression or taking advantage of someone. In the ancient Near Eastern context, this command underscores the importance of justice and fairness in community relationships. The Israelites were called to reflect God's character, which is inherently just and righteous. This phrase emphasizes the moral obligation to treat others with integrity, ensuring that one's actions do not harm or exploit those within the community. or rob him You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand The wages of him that is hired.--From the declaration in the next clause, which forbids the retention of the wages over night, it is evident that the day labourer is here spoken of. As he is dependent upon his wages for the support of himself and his family, the Law protects him by enjoining that the earnings of the hireling should be promptly paid. This benign care for the labourer, and the denunciation against any attempt to defraud him, are again and again repeated in the Scriptures (Deuteronomy 24:14-15; Jeremiah 32:13; Malachi 3:5; James 5:4). Hence the humane interpretation which obtained of this law during the second Temple: "He who treats a hireling with harshness sins as grievously as if he hath taken away life, and transgresses five precepts." . . . Verse 13. - Cheating and stealing are again forbidden, and, together with these, other forms of oppression although legal. The command to pay labourers their hire promptly - which covers also the case of paying tradesmen promptly - is repeated in Deuteronomy 24:14 (cf. James 5:4).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You must notלֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no defraud תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק (ṯa·‘ă·šōq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6231: To press upon, oppress, defraud, violate, overflow your neighbor רֵֽעֲךָ֖ (rê·‘ă·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow or וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no rob him. תִגְזֹ֑ל (ṯiḡ·zōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1497: To pluck off, to flay, strip, rob You אִתְּךָ֖ (’it·tə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among must not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no withhold תָלִ֞ין (ṯā·lîn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while morning בֹּֽקֶר׃ (bō·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning the wages פְּעֻלַּ֥ת (pə·‘ul·laṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6468: A work, recompense due a hired hand. שָׂכִ֛יר (śā·ḵîr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7916: A man at wages Links Leviticus 19:13 NIVLeviticus 19:13 NLT Leviticus 19:13 ESV Leviticus 19:13 NASB Leviticus 19:13 KJV Leviticus 19:13 BibleApps.com Leviticus 19:13 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 19:13 Chinese Bible Leviticus 19:13 French Bible Leviticus 19:13 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 19:13 You shall not oppress your neighbor (Le Lv Lev.) |
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