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Deuteronomy 15:6

When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.

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ASV

For Jehovah thy God will bless thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

KJV

For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430 →
בֵּֽרַכְךָ֔be.rakh.Khahe has blessed youH1288 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.Sherjust asH834 →
דִּבֶּר־di.ber-he spokeH1696 →
לָ֑ךְLakhto <the> you
וְהַֽעֲבַטְתָּ֞ve.ha.'a.va.Taand you will lend toH5670 →
גּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimnationsH1471 →
רַבִּ֗יםra.BimmanyH7227 →
וְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand youH859 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
תַעֲבֹ֔טta.'a.Votyou will borrowH5670 →
וּמָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙u.ma.shal.Taand you will ruleH4910 →
בְּגוֹיִ֣םbe.go.Yimover nationsH1471 →
רַבִּ֔יםra.BimmanyH7227 →
וּבְךָ֖u.ve.Khaand over <the> you
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יִמְשֹֽׁלוּ׃ סyim.Sho.luthey will ruleH4910 →

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Deuteronomy 28:12The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.Deuteronomy 28:12–13The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.1 Kings 4:21And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.Proverbs 22:7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.Nehemiah 9:27So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.Ezra 4:20And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.Psalms 37:21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.Psalms 37:26They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.1 Kings 4:24For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.2 Chronicles 9:26He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.Deuteronomy 28:44He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.

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Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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