Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 15:11

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there will never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
cease	יֶחְדַּ֥ל	yeḥ·dal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2308 cease
to be poor	אֶבְי֖וֹן	’eḇ·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
in	מִקֶּ֣רֶב	miq·qe·reḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7130 inward part, midst
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that is why	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
I	אָנֹכִ֤י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am commanding you	מְצַוְּךָ֙	mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
to	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
open	פָּ֠תֹחַ	pā·ṯō·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H6605 open
wide	תִּפְתַּ֨ח	tip̄·taḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6605 open
your hand	יָדְךָ֜	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
to your brother	לְאָחִ֧יךָ	lə·’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
and to the poor	לַעֲנִיֶּ֛ךָ	la·‘ă·nî·ye·ḵā	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needy	וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖	ū·lə·’eḇ·yō·nə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
in your land	בְּאַרְצֶֽךָ׃ס	bə·’ar·ṣe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H776 earth, land

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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

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