Deuteronomy 15

or of his brother

קרא

Qara'

H7121

because it is called

the Lord's

3

נכרי

Nokriy

H5237

Of a foreigner

נגשׂ

Nagas

H5065

thou mayest exact

אח

'ach

it again but that which is thine with thy brother

יד

Yad

4

אפס

'ephec

H657

Save

אביון

'ebyown

when there shall be no poor

among you for the Lord

בּרך

Barak

shall greatly

בּרך

Barak

bless

ארץ

'erets

thee in the land

which the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

נתן

Nathan

giveth

נחלה

Nachalah

H5159

thee for an inheritance

ירשׁ ירשׁ

Yarash

H3423

to possess

5

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

Only if thou carefully

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

hearken

קל קול

Qowl

H6963

unto the voice

of the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

,

שׁמר

Shamar

H8104

to observe

H6213

to do

מצוה

Mitsvah

H4687

all these commandments

צוה

Tsavah

For the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

בּרך

Barak

blesseth

דּבר

Dabar

H1696

thee, as he promised

עבט

`abat

thee and thou shalt lend

רב

Rab

H7227

unto many

גּי גּוי

Gowy

H1471

nations

,

עבט

`abat

but thou shalt not borrow

משׁל

Mashal

H4910

and thou shalt reign

רב

Rab

H7227

over many

גּי גּוי

Gowy

H1471

nations

,

משׁל

Mashal

H4910

but they shall not reign

7

אביון

'ebyown

If there be among you a poor man

אחד

'echad

H259

of one

אח

'ach

of thy brethren

אחד

'echad

H259

within any

שׁער

Sha`ar

H8179

of thy gates

ארץ

'erets

in thy land

which the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

נתן

Nathan

giveth

אמץ

'amats

H553

thee, thou shalt not harden

לבב

Lebab

H3824

thine heart

,

קפץ

Qaphats

H7092

nor shut

יד

Yad

אביון

'ebyown

from thy poor

8

פּתח

Pathach

But thou shalt open

יד

Yad

פּתח

Pathach

wide

עבט

`abat

unto him, and shalt surely

עבט

`abat

lend

דּי

Day

H1767

him sufficient

מחסר מחסור

Machcowr

H4270

for his need

,

9

שׁמר

Shamar

H8104

Beware

דּבר

Dabar

H1697

that there be not a thought

בּליּעל

B@liya`al

H1100

in thy wicked

לבב

Lebab

,

,

שׁבעה שׁבע

Sheba`

H7651

The seventh

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

year

,

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

the year

שׁמטּה

Sh@mittah

H8059

of release

,

קרב

Qarab

H7126

is at hand

עין

`ayin

H5869

and thine eye

רעע

Ra`a`

H7489

be evil

אביון

'ebyown

against thy poor

אח

'ach

brother

,

נתן

Nathan

and thou givest

קרא

Qara'

H7121

him nought and he cry

unto the Lord

חטא

Chet'

H2399

against thee, and it be sin

10

נתן

Nathan

Thou shalt surely

נתן

Nathan

give

לבב

Lebab

H3824

him, and thine heart

ירע

Yara`

H3415

shall not be grieved

נתן

Nathan

when thou givest

גּלל

Galal

H1558

unto him because

דּבר

Dabar

H1697

that for this thing

the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

בּרך

Barak

shall bless

מעשׂה

Ma`aseh

H4639

thee in all thy works

,

משׁלח משׁלח משׁלוח

Mishlowach

H4916

and in all that thou puttest

יד

Yad

11

אביון

'ebyown

For the poor

חדל

Chadal

H2308

shall never cease

קרב

Qereb

H7130

out of

ארץ

'erets

the land

צוה

Tsavah

,

פּתח

Pathach

Thou shalt open

יד

Yad

פּתח

Pathach

wide

אח

'ach

unto thy brother

,

עני

`aniy

H6041

to thy poor

,

אביון

'ebyown

and to thy needy

,

12

אח

'ach

And if thy brother

עברי

`Ibriy

H5680

an Hebrew man

,

עברי

`Ibriy

H5680

or an Hebrew woman

,

מכר

Makar

H4376

be sold

עבד

`abad

H5647

unto thee, and serve

שׁשּׁה שׁשׁ

Shesh

H8337

thee six

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

years

שׁבעי שׁביעי

Sh@biy`iy

H7637

then in the seventh

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

year

שׁלח

Shalach

thou shalt let him go

חפשׁי

Chophshiy

H2670

free

13

שׁלח

Shalach

And when thou sendest

חפשׁי

Chophshiy

H2670

him out free

שׁלח

Shalach

from thee, thou shalt not let him go away

14

ענק

`anaq

H6059

Thou shalt furnish

ענק

`anaq

H6059

him liberally

צאון צאןo

Tso'n

H6629

out of thy flock

,

גּרן

Goren

H1637

and out of thy floor

,

יקב

Yeqeb

H3342

and out of thy winepress

of that wherewith the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

בּרך

Barak

hath blessed

נתן

Nathan

thee thou shalt give

15

זכר

Zakar

H2142

And thou shalt remember

עבד

`ebed

H5650

that thou wast a bondman

ארץ

'erets

in the land

מצרים

Mitsrayim

H4714

of Egypt

,

and the Lord

,

אלהים

'elohiym

פּדה

Padah

H6299

redeemed

צוה

Tsavah

H6680

thee therefore I command

דּבר

Dabar

And it shall be, if he say

יצא

Yatsa'

H3318

unto thee, I will not go away

אהב אהב

'ahab

H157

from thee because he loveth

בּית

Bayith

H1004

thee and thine house

,

טוב

Towb

H2895

because he is well

17

לקח

Laqach

H3947

Then thou shalt take

מרצע

Martsea`

H4836

an aul

,

נתן

Nathan

and thrust

אזן

'ozen

H241

it through his ear

דּלת

Deleth

H1817

unto the door

,

עבד

`ebed

H5650

and he shall be thy servant

עלם עולם

`owlam

H5769

for ever

אמה

'amah

H519

And also unto thy maidservant

H6213

thou shalt do

18

קשׁה

Qashah

H7185

It shall not seem hard

עין

`ayin

H5869

unto thee

,

שׁלח

Shalach

when thou sendest him away

חפשׁי

Chophshiy

H2670

free

שׂכר

Sakar

H7939

from thee for he hath been worth

משׁנה

Mishneh

H4932

a double

שׂכיר

Sakiyr

H7916

hired servant

עבד

`abad

H5647

to thee, in serving

שׁשּׁה שׁשׁ

Shesh

H8337

thee six

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

years

and the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

בּרך

Barak

shall bless

19

בּכור

B@kowr

H1060

All the firstling

זכר

Zakar

H2145

males

ילד

Yalad

H3205

that come

בּקר

Baqar

H1241

of thy herd

צאון צאןo

Tso'n

H6629

and of thy flock

קדשׁ

Qadash

H6942

thou shalt sanctify

unto the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

עבד

`abad

H5647

thou shalt do no work

בּכור

B@kowr

H1060

with the firstling

שׁור

Showr

H7794

of thy bullock

,

גּזז

Gazaz

H1494

nor shear

בּכור

B@kowr

H1060

the firstling

20

אכל

'akal

H398

Thou shalt eat

פּנים

Paniym

H6440

it before

the Lord

אלהים

'elohiym

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

year

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

by year

מקמה מקומה מקם מקום

Maqowm

H4725

in the place

which the Lord

בּחר

Bachar

H977

shall choose

,

21

מוּם מאוּם

M'uwm

H3971

And if there be any blemish

פּסּח

Picceach

H6455

therein, as if it be lame

עוּר

`ivver

H5787

or blind

,

רעה רע

Ra`

H7451

or have any ill

,

מוּם מאוּם

M'uwm

H3971

blemish

,

זבח

Zabach

H2076

thou shalt not sacrifice

it unto the Lord

22

אכל

'akal

H398

Thou shalt eat

שׁער

Sha`ar

H8179

it within thy gates

טמא

Tame'

H2931

the unclean

טהר טהור

Tahowr

H2889

and the clean

יחד

Yachad

H3162

person shall eat it alike

צבי

Ts@biy

H6643

as the roebuck

,

23

אכל

'akal

H398

Only thou shalt not eat

דּם

Dam

H1818

the blood

שׁפך

Shaphak

H8210

thereof thou shalt pour

ארץ

'erets