Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 23:20
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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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.