Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 15

(Exodus 23:10–13; Leviticus 25:1–7)

1At the endמִקֵּ֥ץmi.KetzH7093of every sevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141you must cancel debtsתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה שְׁמִטָּֽה׃ta.'a.Seh she.mi.TahH6213 H8059.

2Thisוְזֶה֮ve.ZehH2088is the mannerדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of remissionהַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ha.she.mi.TahH8059:Everyכָּל־kol-H3605creditorבַּ֙עַל֙ מַשֵּׁ֣ה יָד֔וֹba.'al ma.Sheh ya.DoH1167 H4874 H3027shall cancelשָׁמ֗וֹטsha.MotH8058whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he has loanedיַשֶּׁ֖הya.ShehH5383to his neighborבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453.He is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to collectיִגֹּ֤שׂyi.GosH5065anythingאֶת־'et-H853from his neighborרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853or brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORD’sלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068time of releaseשְׁמִטָּ֖הshe.mi.TahH8059has been proclaimedקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121.

3אֶת־'et-H853You may collectתִּגֹּ֑שׂti.GosH5065something from a foreignerהַנָּכְרִ֖יha.na.khe.RiH5237,but you must forgiveתַּשְׁמֵ֥ט יָדֶֽךָ׃tash.Met ya.De.khaH8058 H3027whateverוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251owesיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961youאֶת־'et-H854.

4There will beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961noלֹ֥אlo'H3808poorאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34among you,howeverאֶ֕פֶס כִּ֛י'E.fes kiH657 H3588,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will surely bless youH1288in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹֽתֵן־no.ten-H5414youto possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423as an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159,

5ifאִם־'im-H518onlyרַ֚קrakH7535you obeyבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH8085 H6963the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430and are carefulלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104to followלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595am giving you todayמְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּֽוֹם׃me.tza.ve.Kha hai.YomH6680 H3117.

6כִּֽי־ki-H3588When the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430blesses youבֵּֽרַכְךָ֔be.rakh.KhaH1288asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834He has promisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696,you will lendוְהַֽעֲבַטְתָּ֞ve.ha.'a.va.TaH5670to manyרַבִּ֗ים וְאַתָּה֙ra.Bim ve.'a.TahH7227 H859nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471but borrowתַעֲבֹ֔טta.'a.VotH5670from noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808;you will ruleוּמָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙u.ma.shal.TaH4910over manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsבְּגוֹיִ֣םbe.go.YimH1471but be ruledיִמְשֹֽׁלוּ׃ סyim.Sho.luH4910by noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

Generosity in Lending and Giving

(Matthew 6:1–4)

7Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there isיִהְיֶה֩yih.YehH1961a poor manאֶבְי֜וֹן'ev.YonH34amongמֵאַחַ֤דme.'a.ChadH259your brothersאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251within anyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of the gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179in the landבְּאַ֨רְצְךָ֔be.'Ar.tze.khaH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you,then you are notלֹ֧אlo'H3808to hardenתְאַמֵּ֣ץte.'a.MetzH553אֶת־'et-H853your heartלְבָבְךָ֗le.va.ve.KhaH3824orוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808shutתִקְפֹּץ֙tik.PotzH7092אֶת־'et-H853your handיָ֣דְךָ֔ya.de.khaH3027from your poorהָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ha.'ev.YonH34brotherמֵאָחִ֖יךָme.'a.Chi.khaH251.

8Insteadכִּֽי־ki-H3588,you are to openH6605אֶת־'et-H853your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027to himand freely loan himוְהַעֲבֵט֙ve.ha.'a.VetH5670תַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּta.'a.vi.Te.nuH5670whateverדֵּ֚יdeiH1767he needsמַחְסֹר֔וֹmach.so.RoH4270אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834יֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637.

9Be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104not to harborפֶּן־ יִהְיֶ֣הpen- yih.YehH6435 H1961this wickedבְלִיַּ֜עַל לֵאמֹ֗רve.li.Ya.'al le.MorH1100 H559thoughtדָבָר֩da.VarH1697inעִם־'im-H5973your heartלְבָבְךָ֨le.va.ve.KhaH3824: “The seventhהַשֶּׁבַע֮ha.she.Va'H7651yearשְׁנַֽת־she.nat-H8141,the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of releaseהַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ha.she.mi.TahH8059,is nearקָֽרְבָ֣הka.re.VahH7126,”so that you look uponעֵֽינְךָ֗'ei.ne.KhaH5869your poorהָֽאֶבְי֔וֹןha.'ev.YonH34brotherבְּאָחִ֙יךָ֙be.'a.Chi.khaH251begrudginglyוְרָעָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7489and give himתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414nothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.He will cry outוְקָרָ֤אve.ka.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068against youעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921,and you will beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961guilty of sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399.

10Give generouslyH5414to him,and do notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808let your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824be grievedיֵרַ֥עye.Ra'H7489when you do soכִּ֞יkiH5414 H3588.And because ofבִּגְלַ֣ל׀ הַדָּבָ֣רbig.Lal ha.da.VarH1558 H1697thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you in allבְּכָֽל־be.kholH3605your workמַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָma.'a.Se.khaH4639and in everythingוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605to which you putמִשְׁלַ֥חmish.LachH4916your handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.

11Forכִּ֛יkiH3588there will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808ceaseיֶחְדַּ֥לyech.DalH2308to be poorאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34inמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;that is whyעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651Iאָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiH595am commanding youמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680toלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559openפָּ֠תֹחַPa.to.achH6605wideתִּפְתַּ֨חtif.TachH6605אֶת־'et-H853your handיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027to your brotherלְאָחִ֧יךָle.'a.Chi.khaH251and to the poorלַעֲנִיֶּ֛ךָla.'a.ni.Ye.khaH6041and needyוּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖u.le.'ev.yo.ne.KhaH34in your landבְּאַרְצֶֽךָ׃ סbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776.

Hebrew Servants

(Exodus 21:1–11)

12Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a fellowאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.kKhaH251Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֗יha.'iv.RiH5680,a man orא֚וֹ'oH176a womanהָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔הha.'iv.ri.YahH5680,is soldיִמָּכֵ֨רyi.ma.KherH4376to youand serves youוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֖va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141,then in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141you must set himתְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּte.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖י מֵעִמָּֽךְ׃cha.fe.Shi me.'i.MakhH2670 H5973.

13And whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588you release himתְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ חָפְשִׁ֖י מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְte.shal.le.Che.nu cha.fe.Shi me.'i.MakhH7971 H2670 H5973,do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808send him awayתְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּte.shal.le.Che.nuH7971empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

14You are to furnish him liberallyH6059from your flockמִצֹּ֣אנְךָ֔mi.Tzo.ne.khaH6629,your threshing floorוּמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖u.mi.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637,and your winepressוּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָu.mi.yik.Ve.chaH3342.You shall giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414to himasאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has blessed youבֵּרַכְךָ֛be.rakh.KhaH1288.

15Rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142thatכִּ֣יkiH3588you wereהָיִ֙יתָ֙ha.Yi.taH1961slavesעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemed youוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֖vai.yif.de.KhaH6299;that is whyעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651Iאָנֹכִ֧י'a.no.KhiH595am givingמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680youאֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088commandהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

16וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961But ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588your servant saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, ‘I do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808want to leaveאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318youמֵעִמָּ֑ךְme.'i.MakhH5973,’becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he lovesאֲהֵֽבְךָ֙'a.he.ve.KhaH157youוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and your householdבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004andכִּי־ki-H3588is well offט֥וֹבTovH2895with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973,

17then takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947אֶת־'et-H853an awlהַמַּרְצֵ֗עַha.mar.Tze.a'H4836and pierceוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414itthrough his earבְאָזְנוֹ֙ve.'a.ze.NoH241into the doorוּבַדֶּ֔לֶתu.va.De.letH1817,and he will becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961yourservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650for lifeעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769.Andוְאַ֥ףve.'AfH637treatתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213your maidservantלַאֲמָתְךָ֖la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519the same wayכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.

18Do notלֹא־lo'-H3808regard itבְעֵינֶ֗ךָve.'ei.Ne.khaH5869as a hardshipיִקְשֶׁ֣ה מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְyik.Sheh me.'i.MakhH7185 H5973to setבְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙be.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971your servantאֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853freeחָפְשִׁי֙cha.fe.ShiH2670,becauseכִּ֗יKiH3588his sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141of serviceעֲבָֽדְךָ֖'a.va.de.KhaH5647were worth twiceמִשְׁנֶה֙mish.NehH4932the wagesשְׂכַ֣רse.KharH7939of a hired handשָׂכִ֔ירsa.KhirH7916.And the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will bless youוּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you doתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פta.'a.SehH6213.

Firstborn Animals

(Exodus 13:1–16)

19You must set apartתַּקְדִּ֖ישׁtak.DishH6942to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430everyכָּֽל־kal-H3605firstbornהַבְּכ֡וֹרha.be.KhorH1060אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834maleהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145producedיִוָּלֵ֨דyi.va.LedH3205by your herdsבִּבְקָרְךָ֤biv.ka.re.ChaH1241and flocksוּבְצֹֽאנְךָ֙u.ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629.You are notלֹ֤אlo'H3808to put the firstbornבִּבְכֹ֣רbiv.KhorH1060of your oxenשׁוֹרֶ֔ךָsho.Re.khaH7794to workתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808are you to shearתָגֹ֖זta.GozH1494the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of your flockצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

20Each yearH8141youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859and your householdוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004are to eat itתֹאכֲלֶ֙נּוּ֙to.kha.Le.nuH398beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977.

21But ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588an animalhasיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961a defectמ֗וּםMumH3971,is lameפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙pi.Se.achH6455orא֣וֹ'oH176blindעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5787,or has anyכֹּ֖לkolH3605seriousרָ֑עRa'H7451flawמ֣וּםmumH3971,you must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808sacrificeתִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּtiz.ba.Che.nuH2076it to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

22Eat itתֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179;bothיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162the ceremonially uncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931and cleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889may eat itas they would a gazelleכַּצְּבִ֖יka.tze.ViH6643or a deerוְכָאַיָּֽל׃ve.kha.'ai.YalH354.

23Butרַ֥קrakH7535אֶת־'et-H853you must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398the bloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818;pourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it onעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776like waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ פka.Ma.yimH4325.