Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 15:1-6

1At the endמִקֵּ֥ץmi.KetzH7093of everysevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213a releaseשְׁמִטָּֽה׃she.mi.TahH8059.

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'H7121Yhwh'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 Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall greatlyבָרֵ֤ךְva.RekhH1288blessיְבָֽרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.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 Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.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 Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.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.

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