Deuteronomy 24:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Thou dost not oppress a hireling, poor and needy, of thy brethren or of thy sojourner who is in thy land within thy gates;

King James Bible
Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant [that is] poor and needy, [whether he be] of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that [are] in thy land within thy gates:

Hebrew
Do not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

oppress
תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק (ṯa·‘ă·šōq)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6231: To press upon, oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

a hired hand
שָׂכִ֖יר (śā·ḵîr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7916: A man at wages

who is poor
עָנִ֣י (‘ā·nî)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble

and needy,
וְאֶבְי֑וֹן (wə·’eḇ·yō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 34: In want, needy, poor

[whether] he is a brother
מֵאַחֶ֕יךָ (mê·’a·ḥe·ḵā)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

or
א֧וֹ (’ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's 176: Desire, if

a foreigner residing
מִגֵּרְךָ֛ (mig·gê·rə·ḵā)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1616: A guest, a foreigner

in one of your towns.
בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ (biš·‘ā·re·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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