New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 22:25-31

25“IfH518you lendתַּלְוֶ֣הtal.VehH3867moneyכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701to My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,to the poorהֶֽעָנִי֙he.'a.NiH6041amongעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973you, you are not toactתִהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961as a creditorכְּנֹשֶׁ֑הke.no.ShehH5383to him; you shall notchargeתְשִׂימ֥וּן עָלָ֖יוte.si.Mun 'a.LavH7760 H5921himinterestנֶֽשֶׁךְ׃Ne.shekhH5392.

26Ifאִם־'im-H518you everH2254takeחָבֹ֥לcha.VolH2254your neighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453cloakשַׂלְמַ֣תsal.MatH8008as a pledgeתַּחְבֹּ֖לtach.BolH2254,you are to returnתְּשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּte.shi.Ve.nuH7725it to him beforeעַד־'ad-H5704the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121setsבֹּ֥אbo'H935,

27for that is his onlyלְבַדָּ֔הּle.va.DahH905coveringכְסוּתוֹ֙khe.su.toH3682;it is his cloakשִׂמְלָת֖וֹsim.la.ToH8071for hisbodyלְעֹר֑וֹle.'o.RoH5785.Whatבַּמֶּ֣הba.MehH4100else shall he sleepיִשְׁכָּ֔בyish.KavH7901in? And it shall comeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961about thatwhenH3588he criesיִצְעַ֣קyitz.'AkH6817out to Me, I will hearוְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יve.sha.ma'.TiH8085him, forI am graciousחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587.

28“You shall notcurseתְקַלֵּ֑לte.ka.LelH7043Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,norH3808curseתָאֹֽר׃ta.'OrH779a rulerוְנָשִׂ֥יאve.na.Si'H5387of your peopleבְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971.

29“You shall not delayתְאַחֵ֑רte.'a.CherH309the offering fromyour harvestמְלֵאָתְךָ֥me.le.'a.te.KhaH4395and your vintageוְדִמְעֲךָ֖ve.dim.'a.KhaH1831.The firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of your sonsבָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khaH1121you shall giveH5414to Me.

30You shall doתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213the sameכֵּֽן־ken-H3651with your oxenלְשֹׁרְךָ֖le.sho.re.KhaH7794andwith your sheepלְצֹאנֶ֑ךָle.tzo.Ne.khaH6629.It shall be with its motherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117;on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117you shall giveתִּתְּנוֹ־ti.te.nov-H5414it to Me.

31“You shall be holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944menH376to Me, thereforeyou shall not eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398anyfleshוּבָשָׂ֨רu.va.SarH1320tornטְרֵפָה֙te.re.FahH2966to pieces in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֤הba.sa.DehH7704;you shall throwתַּשְׁלִכ֥וּןtash.li.KhunH7993it to the dogsלַכֶּ֖לֶבla.Ke.levH3611.

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