New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 15:1-5

1“At the endמִקֵּ֥ץmi.KetzH7093of everysevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141you shallgrantתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213a remissionשְׁמִטָּֽה׃she.mi.TahH8059of debts.

2Thisוְזֶה֮ve.ZehH2088is the mannerדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of remissionהַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ha.she.mi.TahH8059:everyכָּל־kol-H3605creditorבַּ֙עַל֙ מַשֵּׁ֣ה יָד֔וֹba.'al ma.Sheh ya.DoH1167 H4874 H3027shall releaseשָׁמ֗וֹטsha.MotH8058whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he has loanedיַשֶּׁ֖הya.ShehH5383to his neighborבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453;he shall not exactיִגֹּ֤שׂyi.GosH5065it of his neighborרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453and his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lord’sלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068remissionשְׁמִטָּ֖הshe.mi.TahH8059has been proclaimedקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121.

3From a foreignerהַנָּכְרִ֖יha.na.khe.RiH5237you may exactתִּגֹּ֑שׂti.GosH5065it,but your handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027shall releaseתַּשְׁמֵ֥טtash.MetH8058whateverוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834of yours is with your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251.

4Howeverאֶ֕פֶס'E.fesH657,there will be noלֹ֥אlo'H3808poorאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34among you, sinceH3588the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will surelyבָרֵ֤ךְva.RekhH1288blessיְבָֽרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹֽתֵן־no.ten-H5414you as an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423,

5ifאִם־'im-H518onlyH7534you listenשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085obedientlyתִּשְׁמַ֔עtish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to observeלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213carefullyH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

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