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Deuteronomy 23:17-25

17There shall be noharlotקְדֵשָׁ֖הke.de.ShahH6948of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, nor asodomiteקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6945of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל׃yis.ra.'elH3478.

18Thou shalt notbringתָבִיא֩ta.Vi'H935thehireאֶתְנַ֨ן'et.NanH868of anharlotזוֹנָ֜הzo.NahH2181, or thepriceוּמְחִ֣ירu.me.ChirH4242of adogכֶּ֗לֶבKe.levH3611, into thehouseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430for anyvowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088: for evenbothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147these areabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

19Thou shalt not lend uponinterestתַשִּׁ֣יךְta.ShikhH5391to thybrotherלְאָחִ֔יךָle.'a.Chi.khaH251;interestנֶ֥שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392ofmoneyכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701,interestנֶ֣שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392offoodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400,interestנֶ֕שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392of anythingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that is lent uponinterestיִשָּֽׁךְ׃yi.ShakhH5391:

20To astrangerלַנָּכְרִ֣יla.na.khe.RiH5237thou mayest lend uponinterestH5391; but to thybrotherH251thou shalt not lend uponinterestH5391: that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430mayblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֜ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in all that thousettestמִשְׁלַ֣חmish.LachH4916thyhandיָדֶ֔ךָya.De.khaH3027to in thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776where thougoestבָא־va'-H935topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ סle.rish.TahH3423it.

21When thou shaltvowתִדֹּ֥רti.DorH5087avowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088to theLORDH3068thyGodH430, thou shalt notdeferתְאַחֵ֖רte.'a.CherH309topayלְשַׁלְּמ֑וֹle.sha.le.MoH7999it: for theLORDH3068thyGodH430willsurelyדָּרֹ֨שׁda.RoshH1875requireיִדְרְשֶׁ֜נּוּyid.re.She.nuH1875it of thee; and it would besinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399in thee.

22But if thou shaltforbearתֶחְדַּ֖לtech.DalH2308tovowH5087, it shall be nosinH2399in thee.

23That which isutteredמוֹצָ֥אmo.Tza'H4161by thylipsשְׂפָתֶ֖יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193thou shaltkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104andperformוְעָשִׂ֑יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213; even a freewillofferingנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071, according as thou hastvowedH5087to theLORDלַיהוָ֤הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, which thou hastpromisedדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696with thymouthבְּפִֽיךָ׃ סbe.Fi.khaH6310.

24When thoucomestתָבֹא֙ta.Vo'H935into thyneighbour’sרֵעֶ֔ךָre.'E.khaH7453vineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754, then thou mayestsatisfyוְאָכַלְתָּ֧ve.'a.khal.TaH398thyappetiteשָׂבְעֶ֑ךָsa.ve.'E.khaH7648withgrapesעֲנָבִ֛ים'a.na.VimH6025at thy ownpleasureכְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ke.naf.she.KhaH5315; but thou shalt notputתִתֵּֽן׃ סti.TenH5414any in thyvesselכֶּלְיְךָ֖kel.ye.KhaH3627.

25When thoucomestH935into the standinggrainבְּקָמַ֣תbe.ka.MatH7054of thyneighbourH7453, then thou mayestpluckוְקָטַפְתָּ֥ve.ka.taf.TaH6998theheadsמְלִילֹ֖תme.li.LotH4425with thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027; but thou shalt notmoveתָנִ֔יףta.NifH5130asickleוְחֶרְמֵשׁ֙ve.cher.MeshH2770to thyneighbour’sH7453standinggrainקָמַ֥תka.MatH7054.

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