17 "You shall not pervert the justice 24:17 Lit ofdue a stranger or24:17 Or the fatherlessan orphan, nor seize a widow’s garment as a 24:17 I.e., for a loanpledge. 18 But you are to 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 "When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you are not to go back to get it; it shall belong to the stranger, the 24:19 Or fatherlessorphan, and to the widow, in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. 20 When you beat the olives off your olive tree, you are not to search through the branches 24:20 Lit after yourselfagain; that shall be left for the stranger, the 24:20 Or fatherlessorphan, and for the widow.
21 "When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you are not to 24:21 Lit glean it after yourselfgo over it again; that shall be left for the stranger, the 24:21 Or fatherlessorphan, and the widow.