Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 23:16-25

16H5973Let him liveיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427among youבְּקִרְבְּךָ֗be.kir.be.ChaH7130whereverבַּמָּק֧וֹםba.ma.KomH4725H834he choosesיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977,inבְּאַחַ֥דbe.'a.ChadH259the townשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179of his pleasingבַּטּ֣וֹבba.TovH2896.Do notH3808oppress himתּוֹנֶֽנּוּ׃ סto.Ne.nuH3238.

17NoH3808daughterמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323orH3808יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478sonמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל׃yis.ra.'elH3478תִהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961is to beקְדֵשָׁ֖ה יִהְיֶ֥הke.de.Shah yih.YehH1961 H6948a shrine prostituteקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6945.

18You must notH3808bringתָבִיא֩ta.Vi'H935the wagesאֶתְנַ֨ן'et.NanH868of a prostitute, whether femaleזוֹנָ֜הzo.NahH2181or maleכֶּ֗לֶבKe.levH3611,וּמְחִ֣ירu.me.ChirH4242into the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430to fulfill anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605vowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088,becauseכִּ֧יkiH3588bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147are detestableתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441to the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ גַּם־'e.lo.Hei.kha gam-H430 H1571.

19Do notH3808chargeתַשִּׁ֣יךְta.ShikhH5391your brotherלְאָחִ֔יךָle.'a.Chi.khaH251interestנֶ֥שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392on moneyכֶּ֖סֶף נֶ֣שֶׁךְKe.sef Ne.shekhH3701 H5392,foodאֹ֑כֶל נֶ֕שֶׁךְ'O.khel Ne.shekhH400 H5392,or anyH3605otherדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834type of loanיִשָּֽׁךְ׃yi.ShakhH5391.

20You may charge a foreignerלַנָּכְרִ֣יla.na.khe.RiH5237interestH5391,but notH3808your brotherH251H5391,so thatלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may bless youיְבָרֶכְךָ֜ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288in everythingH3605to which you putמִשְׁלַ֣חmish.LachH4916your handיָדֶ֔ךָya.De.khaH3027inעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatH834youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859are enteringבָא־ שָׁ֖מָּהva'- Sha.mahH935 H8033to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ סle.rish.TahH3423.

21Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you makeתִדֹּ֥רti.DorH5087a vowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088to the LORDH3068your GodH430,do notH3808be slow to keep itתְאַחֵ֖ר לְשַׁלְּמ֑וֹte.'a.Cher le.sha.le.MoH309 H7999,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588HeH3068 H430will surely require itH1875of youמֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְme.'i.MakhH5973,and you will beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961guilty of sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399.

22But ifH3588you refrainתֶחְדַּ֖לtech.DalH2308from making a vowH5087,you will notH3808beH1961guilty of sinH2399.

23Be carefulתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104to follow throughוְעָשִׂ֑יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213on what comesמוֹצָ֥אmo.Tza'H4161from your lipsשְׂפָתֶ֖יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193,becauseכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834you have freelyנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071vowedH5087אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834to the LORDלַיהוָ֤הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with your own mouthדִּבַּ֖רְתָּ בְּפִֽיךָ׃ סdi.Bar.ta be.Fi.khaH1696 H6310.

24Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you enterתָבֹא֙ta.Vo'H935your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֔ךָre.'E.khaH7453vineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754,you may eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֧ve.'a.khal.TaH398yourכְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ke.naf.she.KhaH5315fill ofשָׂבְעֶ֑ךָsa.ve.'E.khaH7648grapesעֲנָבִ֛ים'a.na.VimH6025,but you must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808putתִתֵּֽן׃ סti.TenH5414any inוְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413your basketכֶּלְיְךָ֖kel.ye.KhaH3627.

25WhenH3588you enterH935your neighbor’sH7453grainfieldבְּקָמַ֣תbe.ka.MatH7054,you may pluckוְקָטַפְתָּ֥ve.ka.taf.TaH6998the heads of grainמְלִילֹ֖תme.li.LotH4425with your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,but you must notH3808putתָנִ֔יףta.NifH5130a sickleוְחֶרְמֵשׁ֙ve.cher.MeshH2770toעַ֖ל'alH5921your neighbor’sH7453grainקָמַ֥תka.MatH7054.

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