Deuteronomy 24 · Verse 18

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 24:18, King James Version

Deuteronomy 24:18 in other translations

BSBRemember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
WEBbut you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you there. Therefore I command you to do this thing.
ASVbut thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and Jehovah thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
YLTand thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in Egypt, and Jehovah thy God doth ransom thee from thence; therefore I am commanding thee to do this thing.
DARBYAnd thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and that Jehovah thy God redeemed thee from thence; therefore I command thee to do this thing.
BBEBut keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God made you free: for this is why I give you orders to do this.
WebsterBut thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

What does Deuteronomy 24:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 24:16-18

16-18. The fathers shall not be put to death for the children--The rule was addressed for the guidance of magistrates, and it established the equitable principle that none should be responsible for the crimes of others.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 Thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman - Most people who have affluence rose from comparative penury, for those who are born to estates frequently squander them away; such therefore should remember what their feelings, their fears, and anxieties were, when they were poor and abject. A want of attention to this most wholesome precept is the reason why pride and arrogance are the general characteristics of those who have risen in the world from poverty to affluence; and it is the conduct of those men which gave rise to the rugged proverb, "Set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride to the devil."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:14-22

It is not hard to prove that purity, piety, justice, mercy, fair conduct, kindness to the poor and destitute, consideration for them, and generosity of spirit, are pleasing to God, and becoming in his redeemed people. The difficulty is to attend to them in our daily walk and conversation.

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Deuteronomy 24:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.Taand you will rememberH2142
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
עֶ֤בֶד'E.veda slaveH5650
הָיִ֙יתָ֙ha.Yi.tayou wereH1961
בְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimin EgyptH4714
וַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֛vai.yif.de.Khaand he redeemed youH6299
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
מִשָּׁ֑םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033
עַל\־'al-there-H5921
כֵּ֞ןken-foreH3651
אָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiIH595
מְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.Kha[am] commanding youH6680
לַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.Sotto doH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּבָ֖רha.da.Varthe thingH1697
הַזֶּֽה\׃\ \סha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 24:18

  • Deuteronomy 5:15

    And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

  • Deuteronomy 15:15

    And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.

  • Deuteronomy 24:22

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

  • Deuteronomy 16:12

    And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
22; 5:15; 15:15; 16:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Deuteronomy 24:17

    Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:

  • 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 24:19

    When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

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Deuteronomy 24:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas acuérdate que fuiste siervo en Egipto, y de allí te rescató Jehová tu Dios: por tanto, yo te mando que hagas esto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tu te souviendras que tu as été serviteur en Égypte, et que l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, t’a racheté de là; c’est pourquoi je te commande de faire cela.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und du sollst gedenken, daß du ein Knecht in Ägypten gewesen bist, und daß Jehova, dein Gott, dich von dannen erlöst hat; darum gebiete ich dir, solches zu tun.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Memento quod servieris in Ægypto, et eruerit te Dominus Deus tuus inde. Idcirco præcipio tibi ut facias hanc rem.