Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 15:2
2This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | וְזֶה֮ | wə·zeh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| is the manner | דְּבַ֣ר | də·ḇar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of remission | הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ | haš·šə·miṭ·ṭāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8059 a letting drop of exactions |
| Every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| creditor | בַּ֙עַל֙ | ba·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H1167 owner, lord |
| shall cancel | שָׁמ֗וֹט | šā·mō·wṭ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H8058 let drop |
| what | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he has loaned | יַשֶּׁ֖ה | yaš·šeh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5383 lend, borrow |
| to his neighbor | בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ | bə·rê·‘ê·hū | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| He is not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to collect | יִגֹּ֤שׂ | yig·gōś | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5065 press, drive, oppress, exact |
| anything | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| from his neighbor | רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ | rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| or brother | אָחִ֔יו | ’ā·ḥîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD’s | לַֽיהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| time of release | שְׁמִטָּ֖ה | šə·miṭ·ṭāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8059 a letting drop of exactions |
| has been proclaimed | קָרָ֥א | qā·rā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
Cross-references
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James 2:13 · Luke 6:34–38 · Luke 7:42 · Matthew 18:25–35 · Matthew 6:12 · Nehemiah 5:7–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.