"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

Deuteronomy 24:22 · KJV

“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

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. {afterward: Heb. after thee}

Deuteronomy 24 — Context

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. {go...: Heb. bough it after thee}

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. {afterward: Heb. after thee}

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

Cross References

Deuteronomy 24:18

But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

Deuteronomy 5:14-15

But the seventh day {is} the sabbath of the LORD thy God: {in it} thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that {is} within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

Ephesians 5:1-2

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

Isaiah 51:1

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock {whence} ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit {whence} ye are digged.

1 John 4:10-11

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son {to be} the propitiation for our sins.

2 Corinthians 8:8-9

I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

Deuteronomy 7:8

But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.