Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 15:18
18Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| regard it | בְעֵינֶ֗ךָ | ḇə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| as a hardship | יִקְשֶׁ֣ה | yiq·šeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7185 be hard, severe, fierce |
| to set | בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙ | bə·šal·lê·ḥă·ḵā | Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| free | חָפְשִׁי֙ | ḥā·p̄ə·šî | Adjective - masculine singular | H2670 free |
| because | כִּ֗י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| his six | שֵׁ֣שׁ | šêš | Number - feminine singular construct | H8337 six |
| years | שָׁנִ֑ים | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
| of service | עֲבָֽדְךָ֖ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| were worth twice | מִשְׁנֶה֙ | miš·neh | Noun - masculine singular | H4932 double, copy, second |
| the wages | שְׂכַ֣ר | śə·ḵar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7939 hire, wages |
| of a hired hand | שָׂכִ֔יר | śā·ḵîr | Adjective - masculine singular | H7916 hired |
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| will bless you | וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙ | ū·ḇê·raḵ·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| in all | בְּכֹ֖ל | bə·ḵōl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| you do | תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃פ | ta·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
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