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Deuteronomy 15

1Attheendמִקֵּ֥ץmi.KetzH7093ofsevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141thou shaltmakeH6213arelease,

2andthisisthemannerדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697oftherelease:EverycreditorH5383shallrelaxhishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027fromtheloanwhichhehathlentH5383untohisneighbour;heshallnotdemanditofhisneighbour,orofhisbrotherH251;forareleasetoJehovahhathbeenproclaimedקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121.

3Oftheforeignerהַנָּכְרִ֖יha.na.khe.RiH5237thou mayest demandit;butwhatisthinewiththybrotherH251thyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027shallrelease;

4savewhenthereshallbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961nooneinneedamongyou;forJehovahwillgreatlyblessH1288theeinthelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theeforaninheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159topossessH3423it,

5ifthouonlyרַ֚קrakH7535diligentlyhearken untothevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,totakeלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104heedtodoallthiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687whichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

6ForJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willblessH1288thee,ashepromisedthee;andthou shaltlendH5670onpledgetomanyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,butthou shaltnotborrow;andthou shaltruleוּמָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙u.ma.shal.TaH4910overmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsבְּגוֹיִ֣םbe.go.YimH1471,buttheyshallnotruleיִמְשֹֽׁלוּ׃ סyim.Sho.luH4910overthee.

7Iftherebeיִהְיֶה֩yih.YehH1961amongstyouapoorman,anyoneמֵאַחַ֤דme.'a.ChadH259ofthybrethreninoneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259ofthygatesH8179,inthylandבְּאַ֨רְצְךָ֔be.'Ar.tze.khaH776whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee, thou shaltnothardenthyheartלְבָבְךָ֗le.va.ve.KhaH3824,norshutתִקְפֹּץ֙tik.PotzH7092thyhandיָ֣דְךָ֔ya.de.khaH3027fromthybrotherH251inneed;

8butthou shaltopenH6605thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027bountifully untohim,andshaltcertainlylendH5670himonpledgewhatissufficientforhisneed, [inthat]whichhelacketh.

9Bewarethattherebeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961notawickedthoughtinthyheartלְבָבְךָ֨le.va.ve.KhaH3824,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Theseventhyearשְׁנַֽת־she.nat-H8141,theyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141ofrelease,isathand;andthineeyeעֵֽינְךָ֗'ei.ne.KhaH5869beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961evilagainstthypoorbrotherH251,andthou givesthimnought;andhecryagainsttheetoJehovah,anditbeH1961sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399inthee.

10Thou shalt bountifullygiveH5414untohim,andthyheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824shallnotbeevil-disposedwhenthou givest untohim;becauseforthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288theeinallthyworksמַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָma.'a.Se.khaH4639,andinallthebusinessofthyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.

11Fortheneedyאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34shallneverceaseיֶחְדַּ֥לyech.DalH2308fromwithinthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;thereforeH3651Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shaltopenH6605thyhandיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027bountifully unto thybrotherH251,tothypoorלַעֲנִיֶּ֛ךָla.'a.ni.Ye.khaH6041andtothyneedyוּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖u.le.'ev.yo.ne.KhaH34,inthylandבְּאַרְצֶֽךָ׃ סbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776.

12IfthybrotherH251,aHebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֗יha.'iv.RiH5680man,oraHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔הha.'iv.ri.YahH5680woman,havebeensoldיִמָּכֵ֨רyi.ma.KherH4376unto thee,heshallserveוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֖va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647theesixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141,andintheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141thou shaltlethimgoתְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּte.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670fromthee.

13Andwhenthou sendesthimoutfreeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670fromthee, thou shaltnotlethimgoH7971awayH7971emptyH7387;

14thou shaltcertainlyfurnishhimfromthysheepH6629,andoutofthyfloorוּמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖u.mi.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637,andoutofthywinepressוּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָu.mi.yik.Ve.chaH3342:ofwhatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedH1288theewithshalt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414untohim.

15Andthou shaltrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142thatthou wastabondmaninthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andthatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֖vai.yif.de.KhaH6299thee;thereforeH3651Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisthingH1697to-day.

16Anditshallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961,ifhesayיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559unto thee,Iwillnotgoאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318awayfromthee, —becauseheloveth theeandthyhouseH1004,becauseheiswellH2895withthee, —

17thenthou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947anawlהַמַּרְצֵ֗עַha.mar.Tze.a'H4836,andthrustitthroughhisearבְאָזְנוֹ֙ve.'a.ze.NoH241andintothedoorוּבַדֶּ֔לֶתu.va.De.letH1817;andheshallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961thy bondmanforeverH5769.Andalsoוְאַ֥ףve.'AfH637unto thyhandmaidthou shaltdolikewise.

18Letitnotseemhardיִקְשֶׁ֣הyik.ShehH7185unto thee,whenthou sendesthimawayH7971freeחָפְשִׁי֙cha.fe.ShiH2670fromthee;fordoubleמִשְׁנֶה֙mish.NehH4932theworthofahiredservanthathhebeentothee, [in]servingH5647theesixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141;andJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willblessוּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288theeinallthatthou doest.

19EveryfirstlingthatisbornH3205amongthy kineandamongthysheepH6629thatisamaleהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145, thou shalt hallowtoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: thou shaltdonoworkH5647withthefirstlingofthy kine,norshearתָגֹ֖זta.GozH1494thefirstlingofthysheepH6629.

20Thou shalteatתֹאכֲלֶ֙נּוּ֙to.kha.Le.nuH398itbeforeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141byyearבְשָׁנָ֔הve.sha.NahH8141,intheplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichJehovahwillchooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977, thouandthyhouseholdוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004.

21Butiftherebeיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961adefecttherein, [ifitbeH1961]lameפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙pi.Se.achH6455,orblindעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5787, [orhave]anyevilH7451defect, thou shaltnotsacrificeתִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּtiz.ba.Che.nuH2076ittoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

22InthygatesH8179shalt thoueatתֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398it;theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931andthecleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889[shalleatH398it]alikeיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162,asthegazelleandasthehart.

23Onlyרַ֥קrakH7535thou shaltnoteatתֹאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398thebloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818thereof: thou shaltpourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210itupontheearthH776aswaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ פka.Ma.yimH4325.

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