Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 15:11–14

11For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.

12If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is soldb to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.

13And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed. 14You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.

Footnotes

  • b 15:12 Or sells himself

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Deuteronomy 15:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֛יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
there will neverלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
ceaseיֶחְדַּ֥לyeḥ·dalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2308 cease
to be poorאֶבְי֖וֹן’eḇ·yō·wnAdjective - masculine singularH34 in want, needy, poor
inמִקֶּ֣רֶבmiq·qe·reḇPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH7130 inward part, midst
the landהָאָ֑רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
that is whyעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Iאָנֹכִ֤י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
am commanding youמְצַוְּךָ֙mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵāVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
toלֵאמֹ֔רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
openפָּ֠תֹחַpā·ṯō·aḥVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH6605 open
wideתִּפְתַּ֨חtip̄·taḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH6605 open
your handיָדְךָ֜yā·ḏə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
to your brotherלְאָחִ֧יךָlə·’ā·ḥî·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH251 brother
and to the poorלַעֲנִיֶּ֛ךָla·‘ă·nî·ye·ḵāPreposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needyוּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖ū·lə·’eḇ·yō·nə·ḵāConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH34 in want, needy, poor
in your landבְּאַרְצֶֽךָ׃סbə·’ar·ṣe·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH776 earth, land

Deuteronomy 15:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
a fellowאָחִ֣יךָ’ā·ḥî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH251 brother
Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֗יhā·‘iḇ·rîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5680 Hebrew
a man orא֚וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
a womanהָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔הhā·‘iḇ·rî·yāhArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5680 Hebrew
is soldיִמָּכֵ֨רyim·mā·ḵêrVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4376 sell
to youלְךָ֜lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
and serves youוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֖wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH5647 work, serve
sixשֵׁ֣שׁšêšNumber - feminine singular constructH8337 six
yearsשָׁנִ֑יםšā·nîmNoun - feminine pluralH8141 year
then in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תhaš·šə·ḇî·‘iṯArticle; Number - ordinal feminine singularH7637 seventh
yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙ū·ḇaš·šā·nāhConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH8141 year
you must set himתְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּtə·šal·lə·ḥen·nūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH7971 send
freeחָפְשִׁ֖יḥā·p̄ə·šîAdjective - masculine singularH2670 free

Deuteronomy 15:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And whenוְכִֽי־wə·ḵî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you release himתְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּṯə·šal·lə·ḥen·nūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH7971 send
do notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
send him awayתְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּṯə·šal·lə·ḥen·nūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH7971 send
empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rê·qāmAdverbH7387 emptily, vainly

Deuteronomy 15:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You are to furnish him liberallyהַעֲנֵ֤יקha·‘ă·nêqVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH6059 serve as necklace
from your flockמִצֹּ֣אנְךָ֔miṣ·ṣō·nə·ḵāPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
your threshing floorוּמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖ū·mig·gā·rə·nə·ḵāConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1637 threshing-floor
and your winepressוּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָū·mî·yiq·ḇe·ḵāConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3342 wine-vat
You shall giveתִּתֶּן־tit·ten-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
to himלֽוֹ׃lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
asאֲשֶׁ֧ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
has blessed youבֵּרַכְךָ֛bê·raḵ·ḵāVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 15:11 Matthew 26:11 · Mark 14:7 · John 12:8 · Deuteronomy 15:8 · Proverbs 22:2 · 1 John 3:16–18 · Acts 4:32–35 · Luke 12:33 · 2 Corinthians 8:2–9 · Matthew 5:42 · Acts 2:45 · Acts 11:28–30

Deuteronomy 15:12 Jeremiah 34:14 · Leviticus 25:39–41 · Exodus 21:2–6 · John 8:35–36 · Deuteronomy 15:1

Deuteronomy 15:13 Proverbs 3:27–28 · Malachi 3:5 · Jeremiah 22:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.