Deuteronomychapter 15
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Deuteronomy 15— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
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Every seventh year, a release of debts1
Deuteronomy 15:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Deuteronomy 15:2· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
וְזֶה֮vezehand thisH2088דְּבַ֣רdevar[is] [the] manner ofH1697הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒hashemitahthe remissionH8059שָׁמ֗וֹטshamothe will remitH8058כָּל־kol-everyH3605בַּ֙עַל֙baalownerH1167מַשֵּׁ֣הmasheh[the] loan ofH4874יָד֔וֹyadohand hisH3027אֲשֶׁ֥רʾasherwhichH834יַשֶּׁ֖הyashehhe will lendH5383בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbereehuto neighbor hisH7453לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808יִגֹּ֤שׂyigoshe will pressH5065אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙reehuneighbor hisH7453וְאֶת־veetand <obj.>H853אָחִ֔יוʾachivcountryman hisH251כִּֽי־ki-forH3588קָרָ֥אkara'someone has proclaimedH7121שְׁמִטָּ֖הshemitaha remissionH8059לַֽיהוָֽה׃layahwehof YahwehH3068
Deuteronomy 15:3· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Deuteronomy 15:4· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
אֶ֕פֶסʾefesneverthelessH657כִּ֛יkiforH3588לֹ֥אlo'notH3808יִֽהְיֶה־yihyeh-he will beH1961בְּךָ֖bekhaamong <the> youאֶבְי֑וֹןʾevyona needy [person]H34כִּֽי־ki-forH3588בָרֵ֤ךְvarekhsurely <bless>H1288יְבָֽרֶכְךָ֙yevarekhahe will bless youH1288יְהוָ֔הyahwehYahwehH3068בָּאָ֕רֶץbaaretzin the landH776אֲשֶׁר֙ʾasherwhichH834יְהוָ֣הyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָʾeloheikhaGod yourH430נֹֽתֵן־noten-[is] about to giveH5414לְךָ֥lekhato <the> youנַחֲלָ֖הnachalahan inheritanceH5159לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃lerishtahto take possession of itH3423
Deuteronomy 15:5· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
רַ֚קrakonlyH7535אִם־ʾim-<if>H518שָׁמ֣וֹעַshamoa'certainly [if] <listen>H8085תִּשְׁמַ֔עtishma'you will listenH8085בְּק֖וֹלbekolto [the] voice ofH6963יְהוָ֣הyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָʾeloheikhaGod yourH430לִשְׁמֹ֤רlishmorto take careH8104לַעֲשׂוֹת֙laasotto observeH6213אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הַמִּצְוָ֣הhamitzvahthe commandmentH4687הַזֹּ֔אתhazot<the> thisH2063אֲשֶׁ֛רʾasherwhichH834אָנֹכִ֥יʾanokhiIH595מְצַוְּךָ֖metzavekha[am] commanding youH6680הַיּֽוֹם׃haiyomthis dayH3117
Deuteronomy 15:6· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588יְהוָ֤הyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ʾeloheikhaGod yourH430בֵּֽרַכְךָ֔berakhahe has blessed youH1288כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רkaasherjust asH834דִּבֶּר־diber-he spokeH1696לָ֑ךְlakhto <the> youוְהַֽעֲבַטְתָּ֞vehaavataand you will lend toH5670גּוֹיִ֣םgoyimnationsH1471רַבִּ֗יםrabimmanyH7227וְאַתָּה֙veatahand youH859לֹ֣אlo'notH3808תַעֲבֹ֔טtaavotyou will borrowH5670וּמָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙umashaltaand you will ruleH4910בְּגוֹיִ֣םbegoyimover nationsH1471רַבִּ֔יםrabimmanyH7227וּבְךָ֖uvekhaand over <the> youלֹ֥אlo'notH3808יִמְשֹֽׁלוּ׃ סyimsholuthey will ruleH4910
Do not shut your hand against a poor brother7
Deuteronomy 15:7· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
כִּֽי־ki-ifH3588יִהְיֶה֩yihyehhe will beH1961בְךָ֨vekhaamong <the> youאֶבְי֜וֹןʾevyona needy [person]H34מֵאַחַ֤דmeachadany one ofH259אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ʾacheikhacountrymen yourH251בְּאַחַ֣דbeachadin one ofH259שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָsheareikhagates yourH8179בְּאַ֨רְצְךָ֔beartzekhain land yourH776אֲשֶׁר־ʾasher-whichH834יְהוָ֥הyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָʾeloheikhaGod yourH430נֹתֵ֣ןnoten[is] about to giveH5414לָ֑ךְlakhto <the> youלֹ֧אlo'notH3808תְאַמֵּ֣ץteametzyou will hardenH553אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853לְבָבְךָ֗levavekhaheart yourH3824וְלֹ֤אvelo'and notH3808תִקְפֹּץ֙tikpotzyou will shutH7092אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853יָ֣דְךָ֔yadekhahand yourH3027מֵאָחִ֖יךָmeachikhafrom countryman yourH251הָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃haevyon<the> needyH34
Deuteronomy 15:8· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588פָתֹ֧חַfatoachcertainly <to open>H6605תִּפְתַּ֛חtiftachyou will openH6605אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853יָדְךָ֖yadekhahand yourH3027ל֑וֹloto <the> himוְהַעֲבֵט֙vehaavetand certainly <to lend>H5670תַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּtaavitenuyou will lend to himH5670דֵּ֚יdeisufficiency ofH1767מַחְסֹר֔וֹmachsorolack hisH4270אֲשֶׁ֥רʾasherwhichH834יֶחְסַ֖רyechsarit will be lackingH2637לֽוֹ׃loto <the> him
Deuteronomy 15:9· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
הִשָּׁ֣מֶרhishamertake heedH8104לְךָ֡lekhato <the> yourselfפֶּן־pen-lestH6435יִהְיֶ֣הyihyehit should beH1961דָבָר֩davara wordH1697עִם־ʾim-withH5973לְבָבְךָ֨levavekhaheart yourH3824בְלִיַּ֜עַלveliyaalworthlessnessH1100לֵאמֹ֗רlemor<to> sayingH559קָֽרְבָ֣הkarevahit has drawn nearH7126שְׁנַֽת־shenat-[the] year ofH8141הַשֶּׁבַע֮hasheva'the sevenH7651שְׁנַ֣תshenat[the] year ofH8141הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒hashemitahthe remissionH8059וְרָעָ֣הveraahand it will be evilH7489עֵֽינְךָ֗ʾeinekhaeye yourH5869בְּאָחִ֙יךָ֙beachikhaon countryman yourH251הָֽאֶבְי֔וֹןhaevyon<the> needyH34וְלֹ֥אvelo'and notH3808תִתֵּ֖ןtitenyou will giveH5414ל֑וֹloto <the> himוְקָרָ֤אvekara'and he will call outH7121עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ʾaleikhaagainst youH5921אֶל־ʾel-toH413יְהוָ֔הyahwehYahwehH3068וְהָיָ֥הvehayahand it will beH1961בְךָ֖vekhaon <the> youחֵֽטְא׃chet'sinH2399
Deuteronomy 15:10· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
נָת֤וֹןnatoncertainly <to give>H5414תִּתֵּן֙titenyou will giveH5414ל֔וֹloto <the> himוְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808יֵרַ֥עyera'it will saddenH7489לְבָבְךָ֖levavekhaheart yourH3824בְּתִתְּךָ֣betitekhawhen giving youH5414ל֑וֹloto <the> himכִּ֞יkiforH3588בִּגְלַ֣ל׀biglalon account ofH1558הַדָּבָ֣רhadavarthe thingH1697הַזֶּ֗הhazeh<the> thisH2088יְבָרֶכְךָ֙yevarekhahe will bless youH1288יְהוָ֣הyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָʾeloheikhaGod yourH430בְּכָֽל־bekholin allH3605מַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָmaasekhawork yourH4639וּבְכֹ֖לuvekholand in everyH3605מִשְׁלַ֥חmishlach<the> undertaking ofH4916יָדֶֽךָ׃yadekhahand yourH3027
Rashi on Deuteronomy 15:10
נתן תתן לו THOU SHALT SURELY GIVE HIM — even hundred times (Sifrei Devarim:6).
Read it in full at Sefaria · Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934
Deuteronomy 15:11· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
כִּ֛יkiforH3588לֹא־lo'-notH3808יֶחְדַּ֥לyechdalhe will ceaseH2308אֶבְי֖וֹןʾevyon[the] needyH34מִקֶּ֣רֶבmikerevfrom [the] midst ofH7130הָאָ֑רֶץhaaretzthe landH776עַל־ʾal-there-H5921כֵּ֞ןken-foreH3651אָנֹכִ֤יʾanokhiIH595מְצַוְּךָ֙metzavekha[am] commanding youH6680לֵאמֹ֔רlemor<to> sayingH559פָּ֠תֹחַpatoachcertainly <to open>H6605תִּפְתַּ֨חtiftachyou will openH6605אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853יָדְךָ֜yadekhahand yourH3027לְאָחִ֧יךָleachikhato countryman yourH251לַעֲנִיֶּ֛ךָlaaniyekhato poor [person] yourH6041וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖uleevyonekhaand to needy [person] yourH34בְּאַרְצֶֽךָ׃ סbeartzekhain land yourH776
Send him away free, and not empty-handed12
Deuteronomy 15:12· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
כִּֽי־ki-ifH3588יִמָּכֵ֨רyimakherhe will sell himselfH4376לְךָ֜lekhato <the> youאָחִ֣יךָʾachikkhacountryman yourH251הָֽעִבְרִ֗יhaivri<the> Hebrew [masc]H5680א֚וֹʾoorH176הָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔הhaivriyah<the> Hebrew [fem]H5680וַעֲבָֽדְךָ֖vaavadekhaand he will serve youH5647שֵׁ֣שׁsheshsixH8337שָׁנִ֑יםshanimyearsH8141וּבַשָּׁנָה֙uvashanahand in the yearH8141הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔תhasheviit<the> seventhH7637תְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּteshallechenuyou will let go himH7971חָפְשִׁ֖יchafeshia free [person]H2670מֵעִמָּֽךְ׃meimakhfrom with <the> youH5973
Rashi on Deuteronomy 15:12
כי ימכר לך IF [THY BROTHER …] BE SOLD UNTO THEE by others (not one that sells himself as a servant on account of his destitution, of which case Scripture deals in Leviticus:46 ff); Scripture is speaking of one whom the court has sold for a theft that he has committed. But has it not already been stated.
Read it in full at Sefaria · Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934
Deuteronomy 15:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Deuteronomy 15:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
הַעֲנֵ֤יקhaaneikcertainly <to provide>H6059תַּעֲנִיק֙taanikyou will provideH6059ל֔וֹlofor <the> himמִצֹּ֣אנְךָ֔mitzonekhafrom flock yourH6629וּמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖umigarenekhaand from threshing floor yourH1637וּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָumiyikvechaand from wine-press yourH3342אֲשֶׁ֧רʾasher[that] whichH834בֵּרַכְךָ֛berakhahe has blessed youH1288יְהוָ֥הyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָʾeloheikhaGod yourH430תִּתֶּן־titen-you will giveH5414לֽוֹ׃loto <the> him
Deuteronomy 15:15· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
וְזָכַרְתָּ֗vezakhartaand you will rememberH2142כִּ֣יkithatH3588עֶ֤בֶדʾeveda slaveH5650הָיִ֙יתָ֙hayitayou wereH1961בְּאֶ֣רֶץbeeretzin [the] land ofH776מִצְרַ֔יִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714וַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֖vaiyifdekhaand he redeemed youH6299יְהוָ֣הyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָʾeloheikhaGod yourH430עַל־ʾal-there-H5921כֵּ֞ןken-foreH3651אָנֹכִ֧יʾanokhiIH595מְצַוְּךָ֛metzavekha[am] commanding youH6680אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853הַדָּבָ֥רhadavarthe matterH1697הַזֶּ֖הhazeh<the> thisH2088הַיּֽוֹם׃haiyomthis dayH3117
Deuteronomy 15:16· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
וְהָיָה֙vehayahand it will beH1961כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588יֹאמַ֣רyomarhe will sayH559אֵלֶ֔יךָʾeleikhato youH413לֹ֥אlo'notH3808אֵצֵ֖אʾetze'I will go outH3318מֵעִמָּ֑ךְmeimakhfrom with <the> youH5973כִּ֤יkiforH3588אֲהֵֽבְךָ֙ʾahevekhahe loves youH157וְאֶת־veetand <obj.>H853בֵּיתֶ֔ךָbeitekhahousehold yourH1004כִּי־ki-forH3588ט֥וֹבtovit has been goodH2895ל֖וֹlofor <the> himעִמָּֽךְ׃ʾimakhwith youH5973
Deuteronomy 15:17· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
וְלָקַחְתָּ֣velakachtaand you will takeH3947אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853הַמַּרְצֵ֗עַhamartzea'the awlH4836וְנָתַתָּ֤הvenatatahand you will put [it]H5414בְאָזְנוֹ֙veazenoin ear hisH241וּבַדֶּ֔לֶתuvadeletand in the doorH1817וְהָיָ֥הvehayahand he will beH1961לְךָ֖lekhaof youעֶ֣בֶדʾeveda slave ofH5650עוֹלָ֑םolamperpetuityH5769וְאַ֥ףveafand alsoH637לַאֲמָתְךָ֖laamatekhato maidservant yourH519תַּעֲשֶׂה־taaseh-you will doH6213כֵּֽן׃kenthusH3651
Deuteronomy 15:18· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִקְשֶׁ֣הyikshehit will be hardH7185בְעֵינֶ֗ךָveeinekhain view yourH5869בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙beshalechakhawhen letting go youH7971אֹת֤וֹʾoto<obj.> himH853חָפְשִׁי֙chafeshia free [person]H2670מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְmeimakhfrom with <the> youH5973כִּ֗יkiforH3588מִשְׁנֶה֙mishnehdoubleH4932שְׂכַ֣רsekhar[the] hire ofH7939שָׂכִ֔ירsakhira hired laborerH7916עֲבָֽדְךָ֖ʾavadekhahe has served youH5647שֵׁ֣שׁsheshsixH8337שָׁנִ֑יםshanimyearsH8141וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙uverakhaand he will bless youH1288יְהוָ֣הyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָʾeloheikhaGod yourH430בְּכֹ֖לbekholin allH3605אֲשֶׁ֥רʾasherthatH834תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פtaasehyou will doH6213
The firstlings of herd and flock19
Deuteronomy 15:19· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
כָּֽל־kal-everyH3605הַבְּכ֡וֹרhabekhor<the> firstbornH1060אֲשֶׁר֩ʾasherwhichH834יִוָּלֵ֨דyivaledit will be bornH3205בִּבְקָרְךָ֤bivkarechain herd yourH1241וּבְצֹֽאנְךָ֙uvetzonekhaand in flock yourH6629הַזָּכָ֔רhazakharthe maleH2145תַּקְדִּ֖ישׁtakdishyou will consecrateH6942לַיהוָ֣הlayahwehto YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָʾeloheikhaGod yourH430לֹ֤אlo'notH3808תַעֲבֹד֙taavodyou will laborH5647בִּבְכֹ֣רbivkhorby [the] firstborn ofH1060שׁוֹרֶ֔ךָshorekhaox[en] yourH7794וְלֹ֥אvelo'and notH3808תָגֹ֖זtagozyou will shearH1494בְּכ֥וֹרbekhor[the] firstborn ofH1060צֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzonekhasheep yourH6629
Deuteronomy 15:20· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
לִפְנֵי֩lifnei<to> beforeH6440יְהוָ֨הyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶ֤יךָʾeloheikhaGod yourH430תֹאכֲלֶ֙נּוּ֙tokhalenuyou will eat itH398שָׁנָ֣הshanaha yearH8141בְשָׁנָ֔הveshanahin a yearH8141בַּמָּק֖וֹםbamakomin the placeH4725אֲשֶׁר־ʾasher-whichH834יִבְחַ֣רyivcharhe will chooseH977יְהוָ֑הyahwehYahwehH3068אַתָּ֖הʾatahyouH859וּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃uveitekhaand household yourH1004
Deuteronomy 15:21· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
וְכִֽי־vekhi-and ifH3588יִהְיֶ֨הyihyehit will beH1961ב֜וֹvoin <the> itמ֗וּםmuma blemishH3971פִּסֵּ֙חַ֙piseachlameH6455א֣וֹʾoorH176עִוֵּ֔רʾiverblindH5787כֹּ֖לkolanyH3605מ֣וּםmumblemishH3971רָ֑עra'badH7451לֹ֣אlo'notH3808תִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּtizbachenuyou will sacrifice itH2076לַיהוָ֖הlayahwehto YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ʾeloheikhaGod yourH430
Deuteronomy 15:22· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible