Deuteronomy 15:11
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Deuteronomy 15:11

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.’

King James Version

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

Holman Bible

For there will never cease to be poor people in the land; that is why I am commanding you, ‘You must willingly open your hand to your afflicted and poor brother in your land.’

International Standard Version

Since poor people won't cease to exist in the land, therefore I'm commanding you: Be sure to be generous to your poor and needy relatives in your land."

A Conservative Version

For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shall surely open thy hand to thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.

American Standard Version

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.

Amplified

For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor in your land.’

Bible in Basic English

For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.

Darby Translation

For the needy shall never cease from within the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.

Julia Smith Translation

For the needy shall not cease from the midst of thy land: for this I command thee, saying, Opening, thou shalt open thy hand to thy brother, to thy afflicted and to thy needy in thy land.

King James 2000

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, you shall open your hand wide unto your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For the poor will not cease to be {among you} [in] the land; therefore I [am] commanding you, {saying}, 'You shall willingly open your hand to your brother, to your needy and to your poor [that are] in your land.'

Modern King James verseion

For the poor shall never cease out of the land. Therefore, I command you saying, You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the land shall never be without poor. Wherefore I command thee, saying, 'Open thine hand unto thy brother that is needy and poor in thy land.'

NET Bible

There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.

New Heart English Bible

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

The Emphasized Bible

For the needy will not cease out of the midst of the land - for this cause, am I commanding thee, saying, Thou shalt open, thy hand unto thy brother to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.

Webster

For the poor shall never cease from the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand wide to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

World English Bible

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

Youngs Literal Translation

because the needy one doth not cease out of the land, therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Thou dost certainly open thy hand to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy one, in thy land.

Themes

Alms » Commandments and practices concerning

Charity » The reward for being charitable

Feast of sabbatical year » Release of, not to hinder the exercise of benevolence

Liberality » Should be exercised » Toward the poor

the Needy » General references to

The poor » Give to » Liberally

The poor » Shall never cease out of the land

The poor » General references to

Topics

Bad Leadership

Beggars

Commands, in OT

Lending

Poverty, Remedies For

Suffering, Hardship

Generosity, Used Towards

Liberality

Poor People

The poor

Helping The Poor

Helping Others In Need

Feeding The Poor

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For the poor
H34
אביון 
'ebyown 
needy, poor, beggar, poor man
Usage: 61

shall never cease
H2308
חדל 
Chadal 
cease, forbear, leave, left off, let...alone, forbare, endeth, failed, forborn, forsake, rest, unoccupied, wanteth, non translated variant
Usage: 58

out of
H7130
קרב 
Qereb 
among, midst, within, inwards, in,
Usage: 226

the land
H776
ארץ 
'erets 
land, earth, country, ground, world, way, common, field, nations, wilderness
Usage: 2504

therefore I command
H6680
צוה 
Tsavah 
command, charge, commandment, appoint, bade, order, commander,
Usage: 494

thee, saying
H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .
Usage: 0

Thou shalt open
H6605
פּתח 
Pathach 
open, loose, grave, wide, engrave, put off, out, appear, drawn, break forth, set forth,
Usage: 143

thine hand
H3027
יד 
Yad 
hand, by, consecrate , him, power, them, places, tenons, thee, coast, side,
Usage: 1612

wide
H6605
פּתח 
Pathach 
open, loose, grave, wide, engrave, put off, out, appear, drawn, break forth, set forth,
Usage: 143

unto thy brother
H251
אח 
'ach 
brethren, brother, another, brotherly, kindred, like, another, other
Usage: 629

to thy poor
H6041
עני 
`aniy 
poor, afflicted, lowly, man, variant
Usage: 75

and to thy needy
H34
אביון 
'ebyown 
needy, poor, beggar, poor man
Usage: 61

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 15:11

Prayers for Deuteronomy 15:11

Prayers For Those That Are In Need

Verse Info

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity

10 You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings. 11 For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.’ 12 “If your kinsman, a Hebrew man or woman, is sold to you, then he shall serve you six years, but in the seventh year you shall set him free.

Other ReadingsLending To The Poor

For This Cause

Open Your Hand

Poor and Needy

Make Sure

Israelites

No

Cross References

Matthew 26:11

For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have Me.

Mark 14:7

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.

John 12:8

For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

Deuteronomy 15:8

but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor have a common bond,
The Lord is the maker of them all.

Matthew 5:42

Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

Luke 12:33

“Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.

Acts 2:45

and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.

Acts 4:32-35

And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them.

Acts 11:28-30

One of them named Agabus stood up and began to indicate by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.

2 Corinthians 8:2-9

that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality.

1 John 3:16-18

We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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