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"