Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
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;
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.
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
Topics
Interlinear
Chadal
Tsavah
Pathach
Yad
Pathach
'ach
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 15:11
Prayers for Deuteronomy 15:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
10 Giving, thou shalt give to him, and thy heart shall not be evil in thy giving to him; for because of this word Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the sending forth of thy hand. 11 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. 12 When thy brother a Hebrew, or Hebrewess, shall be sold to thee, and serving thee six years; in the seventh year thou shalt send him away free from thee.
Cross References
Matthew 26:11
For always the poor ye have with you, but me ye have not always.
Mark 14:7
For always have ye the poor with you, and when ye wish ye can do them good: and me ye have not always.
John 12:8
For the poor have ye always with you;and me ye have not always.
Deuteronomy 15:8
For opening, thou shalt open thy hand to him, and lending, thou shalt lend him a sufficiency for his want which he shall want
Proverbs 22:2
The rich and poor one met together: Jehovah made them all.
Matthew 5:42
To him asking thee, give thou, and him wishing to borrow from thee, thou shouldst not turn away.
Luke 12:33
Sell your possessions, and give alms; make to yourselves purses not growing old, an inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where the thief approaches not, nor moth corrupts.
Acts 2:45
And sold possessions and goods, and divided them to all, as any one had need
Acts 4:32-35
And the heart and soul of the multitude of them believing were one: and not one said any of the things being to him to be his own; but all were common to them.
Acts 11:28-30
And one of them having risen, Agabus by name, signified by the Holy Spirit a great famine was about to be upon the whole habitable globe: which was during Claudius Caesar.
2 Corinthians 8:2-9
That in much proof of pressure the abundance of their joy and their poverty according to depth abounded to the abundance of their simplicity.
1 John 3:16-18
In this have we known love, for he set his soul for us: and we ought to set the souls for the brethren.