Deuteronomy 24:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"You shall not pervertתַטֶּ֔ה
(tat·teh,)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
the justiceמִשְׁפַּ֖ט
(mish·pat)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
due an alienגֵּ֣ר
(ger)
1616: a sojournerfrom gur
[or] an orphan,יָתֹ֑ום
(ya·to·vm;)
3490: an orphanfrom an unused word
norלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
takeתַחֲבֹ֔ל
(ta·cha·vol,)
2254a: to bind, pledgea prim. root
a widow'sאַלְמָנָֽה׃
(al·ma·nah.)
490: a widowfem. of alman
garmentבֶּ֖גֶד
(be·ged)
899b: a garment, coveringfrom bagad
in pledge. 
 
2254a: to bind, pledgea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Thou shalt not pervert
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
the judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
of the stranger
ger  (gare)
a guest; by implication, a foreigner -- alien, sojourner, stranger.
nor of the fatherless
yathowm  (yaw-thome')
a bereaved person -- fatherless (child), orphan.
nor take
chabal  (khaw-bal')
to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
a widow's
'almanah  (al-maw-naw')
a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow.
raiment
beged  (behg'-ed)
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage -- apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
to pledge
chabal  (khaw-bal')
to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow's garment in pledge.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not deny justice to a foreigner or fatherless child, and do not take a widow's garment as security.

International Standard Version
"Don't deny justice to a foreigner or to an orphan, nor take a widow's garment as collateral for a loan.

NET Bible
You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow's garment as security for a loan.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never deprive foreigners and orphans of justice. And never take widows' clothes to guarantee a loan.

King James 2000 Bible
You shall not pervert the justice due the stranger, nor the fatherless; nor take a widow's clothing as pledge:
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