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Deuteronomy 15:1-6

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.

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