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998 B
998 B
Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
You must not oppress a hired servant
AT: "You must not treat a hired servant poorly"
hired servant
a person who gets paid daily for his work
poor and needy
These two words have similar meanings and are combined for emphasis. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
within your city gates
AT: "in one of your cities" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
Each day you must give him his wage
AT: "You should give the man the money he earns every single day"
the sun must not go down on this unsettled matter
AT: "you should pay the man before he goes home for the night" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
for he is poor and is counting on it
AT: "because he is poor and depends on his wages to buy his food for the day" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
cry out against you to Yahweh
AT: "call out to Yahweh and ask him to punish you"