Deuteronomy 15
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וְזֶה֮and thisדְּבַ֣רis the manner ofהַשְּׁמִטָּה֒the remissionשָׁמ֗וֹטhe will remitכָּל־everyבַּ֙עַל֙ownerמַשֵּׁ֣הthe loan ofיָד֔וֹhand hisאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichיַשֶּׁ֖הhe will lendבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּto neighbor hisלֹֽא־notיִגֹּ֤שׂhe will pressאֶת־obj.רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙neighbor hisוְאֶת־and obj.אָחִ֔יוcountryman hisכִּֽי־forקָרָ֥אsomeone has proclaimedשְׁמִטָּ֖הa remissionלַֽיהוָֽה׃of Yahweh
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אֶ֕פֶסneverthelessכִּ֛יforלֹ֥אnotיִֽהְיֶה־he will beבְּךָ֖among the youאֶבְי֑וֹןa needy personכִּֽי־forבָרֵ֤ךְsurely blessיְבָֽרֶכְךָ֙he will bless youיְהוָ֔הYahwehבָּאָ֕רֶץin the landאֲשֶׁר֙whichיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourנֹֽתֵן־is about to giveלְךָ֥to the youנַחֲלָ֖הan inheritanceלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃to take possession of it
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כִּֽי־forיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God yourבֵּֽרַכְךָ֔he has blessed youכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust asדִּבֶּר־he spokeלָ֑ךְto the youוְהַֽעֲבַטְתָּ֞and you will lend toגּוֹיִ֣םnationsרַבִּ֗יםmanyוְאַתָּה֙and youלֹ֣אnotתַעֲבֹ֔טyou will borrowוּמָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙and you will ruleבְּגוֹיִ֣םover nationsרַבִּ֔יםmanyוּבְךָ֖and over the youלֹ֥אnotיִמְשֹֽׁלוּ׃ סthey will rule
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כִּֽי־ifיִהְיֶה֩he will beבְךָ֨among the youאֶבְי֜וֹןa needy personמֵאַחַ֤דany one ofאַחֶ֙יךָ֙countrymen yourבְּאַחַ֣דin one ofשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָgates yourבְּאַ֨רְצְךָ֔in land yourאֲשֶׁר־whichיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourנֹתֵ֣ןis about to giveלָ֑ךְto the youלֹ֧אnotתְאַמֵּ֣ץyou will hardenאֶת־obj.לְבָבְךָ֗heart yourוְלֹ֤אand notתִקְפֹּץ֙you will shutאֶת־obj.יָ֣דְךָ֔hand yourמֵאָחִ֖יךָfrom countryman yourהָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃the needy
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הִשָּׁ֣מֶרtake heedלְךָ֡to the yourselfפֶּן־lestיִהְיֶ֣הit should beדָבָר֩a wordעִם־withלְבָבְךָ֨heart yourבְלִיַּ֜עַלworthlessnessלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingקָֽרְבָ֣הit has drawn nearשְׁנַֽת־the year ofהַשֶּׁבַע֮the sevenשְׁנַ֣תthe year ofהַשְּׁמִטָּה֒the remissionוְרָעָ֣הand it will be evilעֵֽינְךָ֗eye yourבְּאָחִ֙יךָ֙on countryman yourהָֽאֶבְי֔וֹןthe needyוְלֹ֥אand notתִתֵּ֖ןyou will giveל֑וֹto the himוְקָרָ֤אand he will call outעָלֶ֙יךָ֙against youאֶל־toיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְהָיָ֥הand it will beבְךָ֖on the youחֵֽטְא׃sin
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נָת֤וֹןcertainly to giveתִּתֵּן֙you will giveל֔וֹto the himוְלֹא־and notיֵרַ֥עit will saddenלְבָבְךָ֖heart yourבְּתִתְּךָ֣when giving youל֑וֹto the himכִּ֞יforבִּגְלַ֣ל׀on account ofהַדָּבָ֣רthe thingהַזֶּ֗הthe thisיְבָרֶכְךָ֙he will bless youיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourבְּכָֽל־in allמַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָwork yourוּבְכֹ֖לand in everyמִשְׁלַ֥חthe undertaking ofיָדֶֽךָ׃hand your
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כִּ֛יforלֹא־notיֶחְדַּ֥לhe will ceaseאֶבְי֖וֹןthe needyמִקֶּ֣רֶבfrom the midst ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe landעַל־there-כֵּ֞ן-foreאָנֹכִ֤יIמְצַוְּךָ֙am commanding youלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingפָּ֠תֹחַcertainly to openתִּפְתַּ֨חyou will openאֶת־obj.יָדְךָ֜hand yourלְאָחִ֧יךָto countryman yourלַעֲנִיֶּ֛ךָto poor person yourוּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖and to needy person yourבְּאַרְצֶֽךָ׃ סin land your
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כִּֽי־ifיִמָּכֵ֨רhe will sell himselfלְךָ֜to the youאָחִ֣יךָcountryman yourהָֽעִבְרִ֗יthe Hebrew mascא֚וֹorהָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔הthe Hebrew femוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֖and he will serve youשֵׁ֣שׁsixשָׁנִ֑יםyearsוּבַשָּׁנָה֙and in the yearהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תthe seventhתְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּyou will let go himחָפְשִׁ֖יa free personמֵעִמָּֽךְ׃from with the you
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לֹא־notיִקְשֶׁ֣הit will be hardבְעֵינֶ֗ךָin view yourבְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙when letting go youאֹת֤וֹobj. himחָפְשִׁי֙a free personמֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְfrom with the youכִּ֗יforמִשְׁנֶה֙doubleשְׂכַ֣רthe hire ofשָׂכִ֔ירa hired laborerעֲבָֽדְךָ֖he has served youשֵׁ֣שׁsixשָׁנִ֑יםyearsוּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙and he will bless youיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourבְּכֹ֖לin allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פyou will do
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כָּֽל־everyהַבְּכ֡וֹרthe firstbornאֲשֶׁר֩whichיִוָּלֵ֨דit will be bornבִּבְקָרְךָ֤in herd yourוּבְצֹֽאנְךָ֙and in flock yourהַזָּכָ֔רthe maleתַּקְדִּ֖ישׁyou will consecrateלַיהוָ֣הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָGod yourלֹ֤אnotתַעֲבֹד֙you will laborבִּבְכֹ֣רby the firstborn ofשׁוֹרֶ֔ךָoxen yourוְלֹ֥אand notתָגֹ֖זyou will shearבְּכ֥וֹרthe firstborn ofצֹאנֶֽךָ׃sheep your
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