22Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. That is why I command you to do this.


In Context

19 When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

20 When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow.

21 When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow.

22 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. That is why I command you to do this.

Deuteronomy 24:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:22And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:22Remember that thou also wast a bondman in Egypt, and therefore I command thee to do this thing.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:22And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt; therefore I command thee to do this thing.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:22And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22You shall remember that you were a bondservant in the land of Egypt: therefore I command you to do this thing.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22and thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding thee to do this thing.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:22And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt: therefore I command you to do this thing.