Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 15:4–6
4There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, 5if only you obey the LORD your God and are careful to follow all these commandments I am giving you today. 6When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Deuteronomy 15:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There will be | יִֽהְיֶה־ | yih·yeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| no | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| poor | אֶבְי֑וֹן | ’eḇ·yō·wn | Adjective - masculine singular | H34 in want, needy, poor |
| among you | בְּךָ֖ | bə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| however | אֶ֕פֶס | ’e·p̄es | Noun - masculine singular construct | H657 the two extremities |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will surely bless you | בָרֵ֤ךְ | ḇā·rêḵ | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H1288 kneel, bless |
| in the land | בָּאָ֕רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| 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 |
| is giving | נֹֽתֵן־ | nō·ṯên- | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֥ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| to possess | לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ | lə·riš·tāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| as an inheritance | נַחֲלָ֖ה | na·ḥă·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
Deuteronomy 15:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| only | רַ֚ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| you obey | שָׁמ֣וֹעַ | šā·mō·w·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H8085 hear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| and are careful | לִשְׁמֹ֤ר | liš·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| to follow | לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | הַזֹּ֔את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| commandments | הַמִּצְוָ֣ה | ham·miṣ·wāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4687 commandment |
| I | אָנֹכִ֥י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am giving you today | מְצַוְּךָ֖ | mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
Deuteronomy 15:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| blesses you | בֵּֽרַכְךָ֔ | bê·raḵ·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| He has promised | דִּבֶּר־ | dib·ber- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| you will lend | וְהַֽעֲבַטְתָּ֞ | wə·ha·‘ă·ḇaṭ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5670 take or give a pledge |
| to many | רַבִּ֗ים | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| nations | גּוֹיִ֣ם | gō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| but borrow | תַעֲבֹ֔ט | ṯa·‘ă·ḇōṭ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5670 take or give a pledge |
| from none | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| you will rule | וּמָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙ | ū·mā·šal·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H4910 rule, have dominion, reign |
| over many | רַבִּ֔ים | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| nations | בְּגוֹיִ֣ם | bə·ḡō·w·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| but be ruled | יִמְשֹֽׁלוּ׃ס | yim·šō·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4910 rule, have dominion, reign |
| by none | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 15:4 Isaiah 58:10–11 · Deuteronomy 14:29 · Proverbs 28:27 · Proverbs 11:24–25 · Deuteronomy 28:11 · Proverbs 14:21 · Deuteronomy 28:1–8
Deuteronomy 15:5 Deuteronomy 28:1–15
Deuteronomy 15:6 Deuteronomy 28:12–13 · 1 Kings 4:21 · Proverbs 22:7 · Luke 6:35 · Nehemiah 9:27 · Psalm 37:21 · Ezra 4:20 · Psalm 37:26 · Psalm 112:5 · Deuteronomy 28:44 · 1 Kings 4:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.