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Deuteronomy 15:7-9

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.

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