Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 15:9
9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be careful | הִשָּׁ֣מֶר | hiš·šā·mer | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| not to harbor | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| this wicked | בְלִיַּ֜עַל | ḇə·lî·ya·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H1100 worthlessness |
| thought | דָבָר֩ | ḏā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| in | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| your heart | לְבָבְךָ֨ | lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| The seventh | הַשֶּׁבַע֮ | haš·še·ḇa‘ | Article; Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| year | שְׁנַֽת־ | šə·naṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8141 year |
| the year | שְׁנַ֣ת | šə·naṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8141 year |
| of release | הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ | haš·šə·miṭ·ṭāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8059 a letting drop of exactions |
| is near | קָֽרְבָ֣ה | qā·rə·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7126 come near, approach |
| so that you look upon | עֵֽינְךָ֗ | ‘ê·nə·ḵā | Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| your poor | הָֽאֶבְי֔וֹן | hā·’eḇ·yō·wn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H34 in want, needy, poor |
| brother | בְּאָחִ֙יךָ֙ | bə·’ā·ḥî·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| begrudgingly | וְרָעָ֣ה | wə·rā·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
| and give him | תִתֵּ֖ן | ṯit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| nothing | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| He will cry out | וְקָרָ֤א | wə·qā·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| against you | עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and you will be | וְהָיָ֥ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| guilty of sin | חֵֽטְא׃ | ḥêṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H2399 sin |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 24:15 · Matthew 20:15 · Exodus 22:23 · Jeremiah 17:10 · James 5:9 · Mark 7:21–22 · Job 34:28 · Exodus 3:7 · Matthew 15:19 · Proverbs 23:6 · Proverbs 28:22 · James 5:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.