Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 22:25-31

25IfH518you lendתַּלְוֶ֣הtal.VehH3867אֶת־'et-H853moneyכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701to one of My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971among youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973אֶת־'et-H853who ispoorהֶֽעָנִי֙he.'a.NiH6041,you must notלֹא־lo'-H3808actתִהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961as a creditorכְּנֹשֶׁ֑הke.no.ShehH5383to him;you are not to chargeלֹֽא־ תְשִׂימ֥וּןlo'- te.si.MunH7760 H3808himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921interestנֶֽשֶׁךְ׃Ne.shekhH5392.

26Ifאִם־'im-H518you take your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453cloakשַׂלְמַ֣תsal.MatH8008as collateralH2254,return itתְּשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּte.shi.Ve.nuH7725to himbyעַד־'ad-H5704sunsetבֹּ֥א הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁbo' ha.She.meshH935 H8121,

27becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588his cloakהִ֤ואhi'H1931is the onlyלְבַדָּ֔הּle.va.DahH905coveringכְסוּתוֹ֙khe.su.toH3682he hasהִ֥ואhi'H1931forשִׂמְלָת֖וֹsim.la.ToH8071his bodyלְעֹר֑וֹle.'o.RoH5785.What elseבַּמֶּ֣הba.MehH4100will he sleep inיִשְׁכָּ֔ב וְהָיָה֙yish.Kav ve.ha.YahH7901 H1961?And ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588he cries outיִצְעַ֣קyitz.'AkH6817to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,I will hearוְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יve.sha.ma'.TiH8085,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאָֽנִי׃ ס'A.niH589am compassionateחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587.

28You must notH3808blasphemeתְקַלֵּ֑לte.ka.LelH7043Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430or curseתָאֹֽר׃ta.'OrH779the rulerוְנָשִׂ֥יאve.na.Si'H5387of your peopleבְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971 H3808.

29You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808hold backתְאַחֵ֑רte.'a.CherH309offeringsfrom your granariesמְלֵאָתְךָ֥me.le.'a.te.KhaH4395or vatsוְדִמְעֲךָ֖ve.dim.'a.KhaH1831.You are to giveH5414Methe firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of your sonsבָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.

30You shall doתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213likewiseכֵּֽן־ken-H3651with your cattleלְשֹׁרְךָ֖le.sho.re.KhaH7794and your sheepלְצֹאנֶ֑ךָle.tzo.Ne.khaH6629.Let them stayH1961withעִם־'im-H5973their mothersאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517for sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,but on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117you are to give themתִּתְּנוֹ־ti.te.nov-H5414to Me.

31You are to beתִּהְי֣וּןtih.YunH1961Myholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944peopleH376.You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398the meatוּבָשָׂ֨רu.va.SarH1320of a mauled animalטְרֵפָה֙te.re.FahH2966found in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֤הba.sa.DehH7704;you are to throwתַּשְׁלִכ֥וּןtash.li.KhunH7993itאֹתֽוֹ׃ ס'o.ToH853to the dogsלַכֶּ֖לֶבla.Ke.levH3611.

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