New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 15:5-10

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.

6For the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will blessבֵּֽרַכְךָ֔be.rakh.KhaH1288you as He has promisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696you, and you will lendוְהַֽעֲבַטְתָּ֞ve.ha.'a.va.TaH5670to manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,but you will not borrowתַעֲבֹ֔טta.'a.VotH5670;and you will ruleוּמָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙u.ma.shal.TaH4910over manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsבְּגוֹיִ֣םbe.go.YimH1471,but they will not ruleיִמְשֹֽׁלוּ׃ סyim.Sho.luH4910over you.

7“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there isa poorH34manH34with you, oneמֵאַחַ֤דme.'a.ChadH259of your brothersאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251,in anyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of yourtownsשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179in your landבְּאַ֨רְצְךָ֔be.'Ar.tze.khaH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you,you shall not hardenתְאַמֵּ֣ץte.'a.MetzH553your heartלְבָבְךָ֗le.va.ve.KhaH3824,norH3808closeתִקְפֹּץ֙tik.PotzH7092your handיָ֣דְךָ֔ya.de.khaH3027from your poorH34brotherמֵאָחִ֖יךָme.'a.Chi.khaH251;

8butyou shall freelyפָתֹ֧חַfa.To.achH6605openתִּפְתַּ֛חtif.TachH6605your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027to him, and shall generouslyוְהַעֲבֵט֙ve.ha.'a.VetH5670lendתַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּta.'a.vi.Te.nuH5670him sufficientדֵּ֚יdeiH1767for his needמַחְסֹר֔וֹmach.so.RoH4270inwhateverאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he lacksיֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637.

9Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that there is noפֶּן־pen-H6435baseבְלִיַּ֜עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100thoughtדָבָר֩da.VarH1697in your heartלְבָבְךָ֨le.va.ve.KhaH3824,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘The seventhהַשֶּׁבַע֮ha.she.Va'H7651yearשְׁנַֽת־she.nat-H8141,the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of remissionהַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ha.she.mi.TahH8059,is nearקָֽרְבָ֣הka.re.VahH7126,’ andyour eyeעֵֽינְךָ֗'ei.ne.KhaH5869is hostileוְרָעָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7489toward your poorהָֽאֶבְי֔וֹןha.'ev.YonH34brotherבְּאָחִ֙יךָ֙be.'a.Chi.khaH251,and you giveתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414him nothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808; then hemay cryוְקָרָ֤אve.ka.Ra'H7121to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068againstעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921you, and it will be a sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399in you.

10You shall generouslyנָת֤וֹןna.TonH5414giveתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414to him, and your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824shall not be grievedיֵרַ֥עye.Ra'H7489when you giveבְּתִתְּךָ֣be.ti.te.KhaH5414to him, becauseכִּ֞י בִּגְלַ֣ל׀ki big.LalH3588 H1558for thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you in allבְּכָֽל־be.kholH3605your workמַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָma.'a.Se.khaH4639and in allוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605your undertakingsמִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶֽךָ׃mish.Lach ya.De.khaH3027 H4916.

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