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Deuteronomy 15:2-14

2And this isthe mannerדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the releaseהַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ha.she.mi.TahH8059:Every creditorבַּ֙עַל֙ מַשֵּׁ֣ה יָד֔וֹba.'al ma.Sheh ya.DoH3027 H4874 H1167that lendethיַשֶּׁ֖הya.ShehH5383oughtunto his neighbourבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453shall releaseשָׁמ֗וֹטsha.MotH8058it;he shall not exactיִגֹּ֤שׂyi.GosH5065itof his neighbourרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453,or of his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251;because it is calledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121the Lord’sלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068releaseשְׁמִטָּ֖הshe.mi.TahH8059.

3Of a foreignerהַנָּכְרִ֖יha.na.khe.RiH5237thou mayest exactתִּגֹּ֑שׂti.GosH5065it again: but thatwhich is thine with thy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251thine handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027shall releaseתַּשְׁמֵ֥טtash.MetH8058;

4Saveאֶ֕פֶס'E.fesH657when there shall be no poorאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34among you; for the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall greatlyבָרֵ֤ךְva.RekhH1288blessיְבָֽרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776which the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹֽתֵן־no.ten-H5414thee foran inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it:

5Only if thou carefullyשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085hearkenתִּשְׁמַ֔עtish.Ma'H8085unto the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to observeלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104to doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213all these commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

6For the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430blessethבֵּֽרַכְךָ֔be.rakh.KhaH1288thee, as he promisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696thee: and thou shalt lendוְהַֽעֲבַטְתָּ֞ve.ha.'a.va.TaH5670unto manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,but thou shalt not borrowתַעֲבֹ֔טta.'a.VotH5670;and thou shalt reignוּמָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙u.ma.shal.TaH4910over manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsבְּגוֹיִ֣םbe.go.YimH1471,but they shall not reignיִמְשֹֽׁלוּ׃ סyim.Sho.luH4910over thee.

7If there be among you a poor manאֶבְי֜וֹן'ev.YonH34of oneמֵאַחַ֤דme.'a.ChadH259of thy brethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251within anyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179in thy landבְּאַ֨רְצְךָ֔be.'Ar.tze.khaH776which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee, thou shalt not hardenתְאַמֵּ֣ץte.'a.MetzH553thine heartלְבָבְךָ֗le.va.ve.KhaH3824,nor shutתִקְפֹּץ֙tik.PotzH7092thine handיָ֣דְךָ֔ya.de.khaH3027from thy poorהָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ha.'ev.YonH34brotherמֵאָחִ֖יךָme.'a.Chi.khaH251:

8But thou shalt openפָתֹ֧חַfa.To.achH6605thine handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027wideתִּפְתַּ֛חtif.TachH6605unto him, and shalt surelyוְהַעֲבֵט֙ve.ha.'a.VetH5670lendתַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּta.'a.vi.Te.nuH5670him sufficientדֵּ֚יdeiH1767for his needמַחְסֹר֔וֹmach.so.RoH4270, in thatwhich he wantethיֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637.

9Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that there be not a thoughtדָבָר֩da.VarH1697in thy wickedבְלִיַּ֜עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100heartלְבָבְךָ֨le.va.ve.KhaH3824,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,The seventhהַשֶּׁבַע֮ha.she.Va'H7651yearשְׁנַֽת־she.nat-H8141,the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of releaseהַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ha.she.mi.TahH8059,is at handקָֽרְבָ֣הka.re.VahH7126;and thine eyeעֵֽינְךָ֗'ei.ne.KhaH5869be evilוְרָעָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7489against thy poorהָֽאֶבְי֔וֹןha.'ev.YonH34brotherבְּאָחִ֙יךָ֙be.'a.Chi.khaH251,and thou givestתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414him nought; and he cryוְקָרָ֤אve.ka.Ra'H7121unto the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068against thee, and it be sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399unto thee.

10Thou shalt surelyנָת֤וֹןna.TonH5414giveתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414him, and thine heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824shall not be grievedH3415when thou givestבְּתִתְּךָ֣be.ti.te.KhaH5414unto him: becauseבִּגְלַ֣ל׀big.LalH1558that for this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in all thy worksמַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָma.'a.Se.khaH4639,and in all that thou puttestמִשְׁלַ֥חmish.LachH4916thine handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027unto.

11For the poorאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34shall never ceaseיֶחְדַּ֥לyech.DalH2308out ofמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:therefore I commandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thou shalt openפָּ֠תֹחַPa.to.achH6605thine handיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027wideתִּפְתַּ֨חtif.TachH6605unto thy brotherלְאָחִ֧יךָle.'a.Chi.khaH251,to thy poorלַעֲנִיֶּ֛ךָla.'a.ni.Ye.khaH6041,and to thy needyוּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖u.le.'ev.yo.ne.KhaH34,in thy landבְּאַרְצֶֽךָ׃ סbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776.

12Andif thy brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.kKhaH251,an Hebrew manהָֽעִבְרִ֗יha.'iv.RiH5680,or an Hebrew womanהָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔הha.'iv.ri.YahH5680,be soldיִמָּכֵ֨רyi.ma.KherH4376unto thee, and serveוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֖va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647thee sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141;then in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141thou shalt let him goתְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּte.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from thee.

13And when thou sendestתְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּte.shal.le.Che.nuH7971him out freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from thee, thou shalt not let him go awayתְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּte.shal.le.Che.nuH7971emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387:

14Thou shalt furnishהַעֲנֵ֤יקha.'a.NeikH6059him liberallyתַּעֲנִיק֙ta.'a.NikH6059out of thy flockמִצֹּ֣אנְךָ֔mi.Tzo.ne.khaH6629,and out of thy floorוּמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖u.mi.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637,and out of thy winepressוּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָu.mi.yik.Ve.chaH3342: of thatwherewith the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath blessedבֵּרַכְךָ֛be.rakh.KhaH1288thee thou shalt giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414unto him.

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