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Deuteronomy 15

1At theendמִקֵּ֥ץmi.KetzH7093of everysevenשֶֽׁבַע־she.va'-H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213areleaseשְׁמִטָּֽה׃she.mi.TahH8059.

2And this is themannerדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of thereleaseהַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ha.she.mi.TahH8059: Everycreditorבַּ֙עַל֙ מַשֵּׁ֣ה יָד֔וֹba.'al ma.Sheh ya.DoH1167 H4874 H3027thatlendethיַשֶּׁ֖הya.ShehH5383any thing to hisneighbourבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453shallreleaseשָׁמ֗וֹטsha.MotH8058it ; he shall notexactיִגֹּ֤שׂyi.GosH5065it of hisneighbourרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453, or of hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251; because it iscalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068releaseשְׁמִטָּ֖הshe.mi.TahH8059.

3Of aforeignerהַנָּכְרִ֖יha.na.khe.RiH5237thou mayestexactתִּגֹּ֑שׂti.GosH5065it again : but that which is thine with thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251thyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027shallreleaseתַּשְׁמֵ֥טtash.MetH8058;

4Exceptאֶ֕פֶס'E.fesH657when there shall be nopoorאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34among you; for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shallgreatlyבָרֵ֤ךְva.RekhH1288blessיְבָֽרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹֽתֵן־no.ten-H5414thee for aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it:

5Only if thou shaltcarefullyשָׁמ֣וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085hearkenתִּשְׁמַ֔עtish.Ma'H8085to thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, toobserveלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104todoלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213all thesecommandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687which Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

6For theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallblessבֵּֽרַכְךָ֔be.rakh.KhaH1288thee, as hepromisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696thee: and thou shaltlendוְהַֽעֲבַטְתָּ֞ve.ha.'a.va.TaH5670tomanyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471, but thou shalt notborrowתַעֲבֹ֔טta.'a.VotH5670; and thou shaltreignוּמָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙u.ma.shal.TaH4910overmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsבְּגוֹיִ֣םbe.go.YimH1471, but they shall notreignיִמְשֹֽׁלוּ׃ סyim.Sho.luH4910over thee.

7If there shall be among you a poormanאֶבְי֜וֹן'ev.YonH34ofoneמֵאַחַ֤דme.'a.ChadH259of thybrethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251withinanyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179in thylandבְּאַ֨רְצְךָ֔be.'Ar.tze.khaH776which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068theGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee, thou shalt nothardenתְאַמֵּ֣ץte.'a.MetzH553thyheartלְבָבְךָ֗le.va.ve.KhaH3824, norshutתִקְפֹּץ֙tik.PotzH7092thyhandיָ֣דְךָ֔ya.de.khaH3027from thypoorהָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ha.'ev.YonH34brotherמֵאָחִ֖יךָme.'a.Chi.khaH251:

8But thou shaltopenפָתֹ֧חַfa.To.achH6605thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027wideתִּפְתַּ֛חtif.TachH6605to him, and shaltsurelyוְהַעֲבֵט֙ve.ha.'a.VetH5670lendתַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּta.'a.vi.Te.nuH5670himsufficientדֵּ֚יdeiH1767for hisneedמַחְסֹר֔וֹmach.so.RoH4270, in that which helackethיֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637.

9Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that there be not athoughtדָבָר֩da.VarH1697in thywickedבְלִיַּ֜עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100heartלְבָבְךָ֨le.va.ve.KhaH3824,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Theseventhהַשֶּׁבַע֮ha.she.Va'H7651yearשְׁנַֽת־she.nat-H8141, theyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141ofreleaseהַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ha.she.mi.TahH8059, is athandקָֽרְבָ֣הka.re.VahH7126; and thyeyeעֵֽינְךָ֗'ei.ne.KhaH5869shall beevilוְרָעָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7489against thypoorהָֽאֶבְי֔וֹןha.'ev.YonH34brotherבְּאָחִ֙יךָ֙be.'a.Chi.khaH251, and thou shaltgiveתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414him nothing; and he shallcryוְקָרָ֤אve.ka.Ra'H7121to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068against thee, and it shall besinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399to thee.

10Thou shaltsurelyנָת֤וֹןna.TonH5414giveתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414him, and thyheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824shall not begrievedH3415when thougivestבְּתִתְּךָ֣be.ti.te.KhaH5414to him:becauseבִּגְלַ֣ל׀big.LalH1558that for thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in all thyworksמַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָma.'a.Se.khaH4639, and in all that thouputtestמִשְׁלַ֥חmish.LachH4916thyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027to.

11For thepoorאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34shall neverceaseיֶחְדַּ֥לyech.DalH2308fromמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: therefore Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shaltopenפָּ֠תֹחַPa.to.achH6605thyhandיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027wideתִּפְתַּ֨חtif.TachH6605to thybrotherלְאָחִ֧יךָle.'a.Chi.khaH251, to thypoorלַעֲנִיֶּ֛ךָla.'a.ni.Ye.khaH6041, and to thyneedyוּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖u.le.'ev.yo.ne.KhaH34, in thylandבְּאַרְצֶֽךָ׃ סbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776.

12And if thybrotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.kKhaH251, an Hebrewmanהָֽעִבְרִ֗יha.'iv.RiH5680, or an Hebrewwomanהָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔הha.'iv.ri.YahH5680, shall besoldיִמָּכֵ֨רyi.ma.KherH4376to thee, andserveוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֖va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647theesixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141; then in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙u.va.sha.NahH8141thou shalt let himgoתְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּte.shal.le.Che.nuH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from thee.

13And when thousendestתְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּte.shal.le.Che.nuH7971him outfreeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from thee, thou shalt not let himdepartתְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּte.shal.le.Che.nuH7971emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387:

14Thou shaltfurnishהַעֲנֵ֤יקha.'a.NeikH6059himliberallyתַּעֲנִיק֙ta.'a.NikH6059out of thyflockמִצֹּ֣אנְךָ֔mi.Tzo.ne.khaH6629, and out of thyfloorוּמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖u.mi.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637, and out of thywinepressוּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָu.mi.yik.Ve.chaH3342: of that which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathblessedבֵּרַכְךָ֛be.rakh.KhaH1288thee thou shaltgiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414to him.

15And thou shaltrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that thou wast aslaveעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5650in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֖vai.yif.de.KhaH6299thee: therefore Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

16And it shall be, if he shallsayיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559to thee, I will notleaveאֵצֵ֖א'e.Tze'H3318thee; because helovethאֲהֵֽבְךָ֙'a.he.ve.KhaH157thee and thyhouseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, because he iswellט֥וֹבTovH2895with thee;

17Then thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947anawlהַמַּרְצֵ֗עַha.mar.Tze.a'H4836, andthrustוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414it through hisearבְאָזְנוֹ֙ve.'a.ze.NoH241into thedoorוּבַדֶּ֔לֶתu.va.De.letH1817, and he shall be thyservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769. And also to thymaidservantלַאֲמָתְךָ֖la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213likewise.

18It shall not seemhardיִקְשֶׁ֣הyik.ShehH7185totheeבְעֵינֶ֗ךָve.'ei.Ne.khaH5869, when thou sendest himawayבְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙be.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971freeחָפְשִׁי֙cha.fe.ShiH2670from thee; for he hath been ofdoubleמִשְׁנֶה֙mish.NehH4932theworthשְׂכַ֣רse.KharH7939of a hiredservantשָׂכִ֔ירsa.KhirH7916to thee, inservingעֲבָֽדְךָ֖'a.va.de.KhaH5647theesixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141: and theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallblessוּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288thee in all that thoudoestתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פta.'a.SehH6213.

19All thefirstlingהַבְּכ֡וֹרha.be.KhorH1060malesהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145thatcomeיִוָּלֵ֨דyi.va.LedH3205of thyherdבִּבְקָרְךָ֤biv.ka.re.ChaH1241and of thyflockוּבְצֹֽאנְךָ֙u.ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629thou shaltsanctifyתַּקְדִּ֖ישׁtak.DishH6942to theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: thou shalt do noworkתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647with thefirstlingבִּבְכֹ֣רbiv.KhorH1060of thyherdשׁוֹרֶ֔ךָsho.Re.khaH7794, norshearתָגֹ֖זta.GozH1494thefirstlingבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of thyflockצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

20Thou shalteatתֹאכֲלֶ֙נּוּ֙to.kha.Le.nuH398itbeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141byyearבְשָׁנָ֔הve.sha.NahH8141in theplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shallchooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977, thou and thyhouseholdוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004.

21And if there is anyblemishמ֗וּםMumH3971in it, as if it islameפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙pi.Se.achH6455, orblindעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5787, or hath anyillרָ֑עRa'H7451blemishמ֣וּםmumH3971, thou shalt notsacrificeתִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּtiz.ba.Che.nuH2076it to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

22Thou shalteatתֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398it within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179: theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֤אha.ta.Me'H2931and thecleanוְהַטָּהוֹר֙ve.ha.ta.hOrH2889person shall eat italikeיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162, as theroebuckכַּצְּבִ֖יka.tze.ViH6643, and as thehartוְכָאַיָּֽל׃ve.kha.'ai.YalH354.

23Only thou shalt noteatתֹאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398itsbloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818; thou shaltpourתִּשְׁפְּכֶ֖נּוּtish.pe.Khe.nuH8210it upon thegroundהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776aswaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ פka.Ma.yimH4325.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 15

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