John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:15
At his day thou shalt give him his hire ,.... At the close of the day, when his work is done, the hire agreed for must be paid him; and, by the same rule, all such that were hired by the week, month, or year, were to have their wages paid them at the day their time was up: neither shall the sun go down upon it ; it was to be paid before sun setting, or at it; see Leviticus 19:13 , for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it ; being poor, he cannot wait any longer for the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14-22
Here, I. Masters are commanded to be just to their poor servants, Deut. 24:14, 15. 1. They must not oppress them, by overloading them with work, by giving them undue and unreasonable rebukes, or by withholding from them proper maintenance. A servant, though a stranger to the commonwealth of Israel, must not be abused: ?For thou wast a bondman in the land where thou wast a stranger (Deut. 24:18), and thou knowest what a grievous thing it is to be oppressed by a task-master, and therefore, in... read more