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Deuteronomy 15:7-15

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.

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.

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