Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 23:19–20

¹⁹Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan. ²⁰You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess.

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Deuteronomy 23:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
charge	תַשִּׁ֣יךְ	ṯaš·šîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5391 bite
your brother	לְאָחִ֔יךָ	lə·’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
interest	נֶ֥שֶׁךְ	ne·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5392 interest, usury
on money	כֶּ֖סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
food	אֹ֑כֶל	’ō·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular	H400 food
or any	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
other	דָּבָ֖ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
type of loan	יִשָּֽׁךְ׃	yiš·šāḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5391 bite

Deuteronomy 23:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You may charge a foreigner	לַנָּכְרִ֣י	lan·nā·ḵə·rî	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H5237 foreign, alien
interest	תַשִּׁ֔יךְ	ṯaš·šîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5391 bite
but not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
your brother	וּלְאָחִ֖יךָ	ū·lə·’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
so that	לְמַ֨עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
may bless you	יְבָרֶכְךָ֜	yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
in everything	בְּכֹל֙	bə·ḵōl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
to which you put	מִשְׁלַ֣ח	miš·laḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4916 outstretching
your hand	יָדֶ֔ךָ	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָאָ֕רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתָּ֥ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are entering	בָא־	ḇā-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to possess	לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ס	lə·riš·tāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess

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Deuteronomy 23:19 Exodus 22:25 · Leviticus 25:35–37 · Psalm 15:5

Deuteronomy 23:20 Deuteronomy 15:10 · Deuteronomy 15:3 · Luke 14:14 · Deuteronomy 14:21 · 1 Corinthians 15:58

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.