Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 15:7-9

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 Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.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 Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068against thee, and it be sinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399unto thee.

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