Essay sobre Deuteronômio 24:17
לֹ֣א תַטֶּ֔ה מִשְׁפַּ֖ט גֵּ֣ר יָת֑וֹם וְלֹ֣א תַחֲבֹ֔ל בֶּ֖גֶד אַלְמָנָֽה׃
Não perverterás o direito do estrangeiro nem do órfão; nem tomarás em penhor o vestido da viúva.
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
The three classic powerless groups in Israel and elsewhere have been mentioned before, but now receive help based on a particularly Israelite rationale: the people’s historical experience of having been oppressed in Egypt. For a parallel passage, cf. Ex. 22:23–24.
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