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20 (A)When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs after you finish; it shall be (B)for the sojourner, for the [a]orphan, and for the widow.

21 “When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it after you finish; it shall be for the sojourner, for the [b]orphan, and for the widow. 22 And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

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  1. Deuteronomy 24:20 Or fatherless
  2. Deuteronomy 24:21 Or fatherless

20 When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time.(A) Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. 21 When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. 22 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. That is why I command you to do this.(B)

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