Deuteronomy 15:8 BSB

Deuteronomy 15:8

Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth.

KJV

But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him,.... And give him bountifully and liberally; in order to which the heart must be first opened, the affections moved, and a willing mind disposed to give generously: and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth: enough to answer his present exigencies, but not to cause him to abound, or to supply him with things needless and superfluous.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
פָתֹ֧חַ	fa.To.ach	certainly <to open>	H6605 →
תִּפְתַּ֛ח	tif.Tach	you will open	H6605 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יָדְךָ֖	ya.de.Kha	hand your	H3027 →
ל֑וֹ	lo	to <the> him
וְהַעֲבֵט֙	ve.ha.'a.Vet	and certainly <to lend>	H5670 →
תַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּ	ta.'a.vi.Te.nu	you will lend to him	H5670 →
דֵּ֚י	dei	sufficiency of	H1767 →
מַחְסֹר֔וֹ	mach.so.Ro	lack his	H4270 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
יֶחְסַ֖ר	yech.Sar	it will be lacking	H2637 →
לֽוֹ׃	lo	to <the> him

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
Matthew 5:42
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
leads to
- Proverbs 19:17
  Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- Hebrews 13:16
  And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
- Luke 6:30–36
  Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
- Psalms 112:5–9
  It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
- 1 Timothy 6:17–19
  Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us…
Through
Luke 6:34
And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
leads to
- Matthew 5:42
  Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
- Luke 14:12–14
  Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite…
- Luke 6:35
  But 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…

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