Deuteronomy 15:10
in Deuteronomy 15Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.
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ASV
Thou shalt surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him; because that for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.
KJV
Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 15
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart
on Deuteronomy 15:9-10
The statute anticipates a man counting the months to the year of release and lending nothing because the debt will soon be cancelled. Adam Clarke renders the Hebrew behind the wicked thought as a heart of Belial.
This site's exposition
Give generously to him
The lender who fears the seventh year is promised that the LORD will bless all his work and everything he puts his hand to. Proverbs 19:17 calls kindness to the poor a loan to the LORD. Adam Clarke says covetousness darkens the soul and liberality enlightens it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
10 ) and the soul with true comfort, Isa. lviii. 12 And if thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
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Thine heart shall not be grieved - That is, thou shalt give, not only with an open hand, but with a willing and chearful mind, without which thy very charity is uncharitable, and not accepted by God.
Thou shall surely give him,.... Or lend to him; though lending in such a case and circumstances, that person being extremely poor, and the year of release at hand, is the same as giving.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
נתן תתן לו THOU SHALT SURELY GIVE HIM — even hundred times (Sifrei Devarim:6).
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נָת֤וֹן | naton | certainly <to give> | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| תִּתֵּן֙ | titen | you will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יֵרַ֥ע | yera' | it will sadden | H7489 → | 107 times |
| לְבָבְךָ֖ | levavekha | heart your | H3824 → | 252 times |
| בְּתִתְּךָ֣ | betitekha | when giving you | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| ל֑וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| כִּ֞י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בִּגְלַ֣ל׀ | biglal | on account of | H1558 → | 10 times |
| הַדָּבָ֣ר | hadavar | the thing | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַזֶּ֗ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| יְבָרֶכְךָ֙ | yevarekha | he will bless you | H1288 → | 330 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| בְּכָֽל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָ | maasekha | work your | H4639 → | 236 times |
| וּבְכֹ֖ל | uvekhol | and in every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מִשְׁלַ֥ח | mishlach | <the> undertaking of | H4916 → | 10 times |
| יָדֶֽךָ׃ | yadekha | hand your | H3027 → | 1618 times |
נָת֤וֹןcertainly <to give>
natonH5414 →2011 times
תִּתֵּן֙you will give
titenH5414 →2011 times
ל֔וֹto <the> him
lo
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יֵרַ֥עit will sadden
yera'H7489 →107 times
לְבָבְךָ֖heart your
levavekhaH3824 →252 times
בְּתִתְּךָ֣when giving you
betitekhaH5414 →2011 times
ל֑וֹto <the> him
lo
כִּ֞יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
בִּגְלַ֣ל׀on account of
biglalH1558 →10 times
הַדָּבָ֣רthe thing
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
הַזֶּ֗ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
יְבָרֶכְךָ֙he will bless you
yevarekhaH1288 →330 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
בְּכָֽל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
מַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָwork your
maasekhaH4639 →236 times
וּבְכֹ֖לand in every
uvekholH3605 →5413 times
מִשְׁלַ֥ח<the> undertaking of
mishlachH4916 →10 times
יָדֶֽךָ׃hand your
yadekhaH3027 →1618 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 13:16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
it leads to
- Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:13
But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
- Galatians 6:10
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
- Romans 12:13
Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
- Hebrews 13:1–2
Continue in brotherly love.
- Hebrews 6:10
Through
Proverbs 22:9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
it leads to
- Proverbs 19:17
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Timothy 6:18–19
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
- Acts 20:35
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- Proverbs 19:17
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.