7{
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.15.7",
"source": "כִּֽי־יִהְיֶה֩ בְךָ֨ אֶבְי֜וֹן מֵאַחַ֤ד אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ בְּאַ֨רְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ לֹ֧א תְאַמֵּ֣ץ אֶת־לְבָבְךָ֗ וְלֹ֤א תִקְפֹּץ֙ אֶת־יָ֣דְךָ֔ מֵאָחִ֖יךָ הָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃",
"text": "If *hāyāh* in you *ʾeḇyôn* from one your *ʾaḥîm* in one your *šaʿar* in your *ʾereṣ* which *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* *nāṯan* to you, not shall you *ʾāmēṣ* *ʾēṯ*-your *lēḇāḇ* and not shall you *qāpaṣ* *ʾēṯ*-your *yāḏ* from your *ʾāḥ* the *ʾeḇyôn*.",
"grammar": {
"*hāyāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be",
"*ʾeḇyôn*": "noun, masculine singular - needy one",
"*ʾaḥîm*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine plural - your brothers",
"*šaʿar*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine plural - your gates",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun with possessive suffix, feminine singular - your land",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine plural - your God",
"*nāṯan*": "qal participle, masculine singular - giving",
"*ʾāmēṣ*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall harden",
"*lēḇāḇ*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your heart",
"*qāpaṣ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall shut",
"*yāḏ*": "noun with possessive suffix, feminine singular - your hand",
"*ʾāḥ*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your brother",
"*ʾeḇyôn*": "definite adjective, masculine singular - the needy"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾeḇyôn*": "poor/needy/destitute",
"*šaʿar*": "gate/town/city",
"*ʾāmēṣ*": "harden/make strong/toughen",
"*lēḇāḇ*": "heart/mind/inner person",
"*qāpaṣ*": "shut/close/clench"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.15.8",
"source": "כִּֽי־פָתֹ֧חַ תִּפְתַּ֛ח אֶת־יָדְךָ֖ ל֑וֹ וְהַעֲבֵט֙ תַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּ דֵּ֚י מַחְסֹר֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֶחְסַ֖ר לֽוֹ׃",
"text": "For *pāṯōaḥ* you shall *pāṯaḥ* *ʾēṯ*-your *yāḏ* to him, and *haʿăḇēṭ* you shall *ʿāḇaṭ* him *dêy* his *maḥsôr* which he will *ḥāsar* to him.",
"grammar": {
"*pāṯōaḥ*": "qal infinitive absolute - opening",
"*pāṯaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall open",
"*yāḏ*": "noun with possessive suffix, feminine singular - your hand",
"*haʿăḇēṭ*": "hiphil infinitive absolute - lending",
"*ʿāḇaṭ*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you shall lend him",
"*dêy*": "construct state - sufficient for",
"*maḥsôr*": "noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his need",
"*ḥāsar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will lack"
},
"variants": {
"*pāṯōaḥ* + *pāṯaḥ*": "surely open/freely open",
"*haʿăḇēṭ* + *ʿāḇaṭ*": "surely lend/generously lend",
"*dêy*": "sufficient/enough for",
"*maḥsôr*": "need/lack/want",
"*ḥāsar*": "lack/need/be lacking"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.15.9",
"source": "הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֡ פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֣ה דָבָר֩ עִם־לְבָבְךָ֨ בְלִיַּ֜עַל לֵאמֹ֗ר קָֽרְבָ֣ה שְׁנַֽת־הַשֶּׁבַע֮ שְׁנַ֣ת הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ וְרָעָ֣ה עֽ͏ֵינְךָ֗ בְּאָחִ֙יךָ֙ הָֽאֶבְי֔וֹן וְלֹ֥א תִתֵּ֖ן ל֑וֹ וְקָרָ֤א עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְהָיָ֥ה בְךָ֖ חֵֽטְא׃",
"text": "*šāmar* to you lest-*hāyāh* *dāḇār* with-your *lēḇāḇ* *bəliyyaʿal* *lēʾmōr* is approaching *šānaṯ*-the *šeḇaʿ* *šānaṯ* the *šəmiṭṭāh*, and *rāʿāh* your *ʿayin* against your *ʾāḥ* the *ʾeḇyôn* and not you *nāṯan* to him, and he *qārāʾ* against you to-*YHWH*, and *hāyāh* in you *ḥēṭəʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*šāmar*": "niphal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - guard yourself",
"*hāyāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be",
"*dāḇār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/matter",
"*lēḇāḇ*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your heart",
"*bəliyyaʿal*": "noun, masculine singular - worthlessness",
"*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - to say",
"*šānaṯ*": "construct state, feminine singular - year of",
"*šeḇaʿ*": "definite numeral - the seven",
"*šānaṯ*": "construct state, feminine singular - year of",
"*šəmiṭṭāh*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the release",
"*rāʿāh*": "qal perfect + vav consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - will be evil",
"*ʿayin*": "noun with possessive suffix, feminine singular - your eye",
"*ʾāḥ*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your brother",
"*ʾeḇyôn*": "definite adjective, masculine singular - the needy",
"*nāṯan*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you give",
"*qārāʾ*": "qal perfect + vav consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - will call",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*hāyāh*": "qal perfect + vav consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - will be",
"*ḥēṭəʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - sin"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmar*": "guard/take heed/beware",
"*dāḇār*": "word/matter/thought",
"*bəliyyaʿal*": "worthlessness/wickedness/baseness",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/thinking",
"*rāʿāh*": "be evil/be displeased/look unfavorably",
"*qārāʾ*": "call/cry out/call upon",
"*ḥēṭəʾ*": "sin/guilt/fault"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.15.10",
"source": "נָת֤וֹן תִּתֵּן֙ ל֔וֹ וְלֹא־יֵרַ֥ע לְבָבְךָ֖ בְּתִתְּךָ֣ ל֑וֹ כִּ֞י בִּגְלַ֣ל ׀ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה יְבָרֶכְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכָֽל־מַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָ וּבְכֹ֖ל מִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "*nāṯôn* you shall *nāṯan* to him, and not shall be *rāʿaʿ* your *lēḇāḇ* in your *nāṯan* to him; for on account of the *dāḇār* the *zeh* shall *bāraḵ* you *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* in all-your *maʿăśeh* and in all *mišlaḥ* your *yāḏ*.",
"grammar": {
"*nāṯôn*": "qal infinitive absolute - giving",
"*nāṯan*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall give",
"*rāʿaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be grieved",
"*lēḇāḇ*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your heart",
"*nāṯan*": "qal infinitive construct with possessive suffix, 2nd person masculine singular - your giving",
"*dāḇār*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the thing/matter",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative adjective, masculine singular - this",
"*bāraḵ*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will bless",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine plural - your God",
"*maʿăśeh*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your work/deed",
"*mišlaḥ*": "construct state, masculine singular - putting forth of",
"*yāḏ*": "noun with possessive suffix, feminine singular - your hand"
},
"variants": {
"*nāṯôn* + *nāṯan*": "surely give/generously give",
"*rāʿaʿ*": "be grieved/be displeased/be sad",
"*dāḇār*": "thing/matter/act",
"*maʿăśeh*": "work/deed/labor",
"*mišlaḥ* *yāḏ*": "undertaking/enterprise/endeavor"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.15.11",
"source": "כִּ֛י לֹא־יֶחְדַּ֥ל אֶבְי֖וֹן מִקֶּ֣רֶב הָאָ֑רֶץ עַל־כֵּ֞ן אָנֹכִ֤י מְצַוְּךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר פָּ֠תֹחַ תִּפְתַּ֨ח אֶת־יָדְךָ֜ לְאָחִ֧יךָ לַעֲנִיֶּ֛ךָ וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖ בְּאַרְצֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "For not shall *ḥādal* *ʾeḇyôn* from *qereḇ* the *ʾāreṣ*; therefore *ʾānōḵî* *ṣāwāh* you *lēʾmōr* *pāṯōaḥ* you shall *pāṯaḥ* *ʾēṯ*-your *yāḏ* to your *ʾāḥ*, to your *ʿānî* and to your *ʾeḇyôn* in your *ʾereṣ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ḥādal*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will cease",
"*ʾeḇyôn*": "noun, masculine singular - needy one",
"*qereḇ*": "construct state, masculine singular - midst of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the land",
"*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I",
"*ṣāwāh*": "piel participle, masculine singular - commanding",
"*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*pāṯōaḥ*": "qal infinitive absolute - opening",
"*pāṯaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall open",
"*yāḏ*": "noun with possessive suffix, feminine singular - your hand",
"*ʾāḥ*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your brother",
"*ʿānî*": "adjective with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your poor",
"*ʾeḇyôn*": "adjective with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your needy",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun with possessive suffix, feminine singular - your land"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥādal*": "cease/end/be lacking",
"*qereḇ*": "midst/among/within",
"*pāṯōaḥ* + *pāṯaḥ*": "surely open/freely open",
"*ʿānî*": "poor/afflicted/humble",
"*ʾeḇyôn*": "needy/destitute/poor"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.15.12",
"source": "כִּֽי־יִמָּכֵ֨ר לְךָ֜ אָחִ֣יךָ הָֽעִבְרִ֗י א֚וֹ הָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔ה וַעֲבָֽדְךָ֖ שֵׁ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֑ים וּבַשָּׁנָה֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ת תְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ חָפְשִׁ֖י מֵעִמָּֽךְ׃",
"text": "If *māḵar* to you your *ʾāḥ* the *ʿiḇrî* or the *ʿiḇriyyāh* and he *ʿāḇaḏ* you *šēš* *šānîm*, and in the *šānāh* the *šəḇîʿîṯ* you shall *šālaḥ* him *ḥāpšî* from with you.",
"grammar": {
"*māḵar*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is sold",
"*ʾāḥ*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - your brother",
"*ʿiḇrî*": "definite adjective, masculine singular - the Hebrew (man)",
"*ʿiḇriyyāh*": "definite adjective, feminine singular - the Hebrew (woman)",
"*ʿāḇaḏ*": "qal perfect + vav consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he shall serve",
"*šēš*": "numeral - six",
"*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years",
"*šānāh*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the year",
"*šəḇîʿîṯ*": "definite adjective, feminine singular - the seventh",
"*šālaḥ*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you shall send him away",
"*ḥāpšî*": "adjective, masculine singular - free"
},
"variants": {
"*māḵar*": "is sold/sells himself",
"*ʿiḇrî*": "Hebrew/Israelite man",
"*ʿiḇriyyāh*": "Hebrew/Israelite woman",
"*ʿāḇaḏ*": "serve/work for",
"*šālaḥ*": "send away/release/set free",
"*ḥāpšî*": "free/freed/liberated"
}
}
13{
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.15.13",
"source": "וְכִֽי־תְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ חָפְשִׁ֖י מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְ לֹ֥א תְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ רֵיקָֽם׃",
"text": "And when you *šālaḥ* him *ḥāpšî* from with you, not shall you *šālaḥ* him *rêqām*.",
"grammar": {
"*šālaḥ*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you send him away",
"*ḥāpšî*": "adjective, masculine singular - free",
"*šālaḥ*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you shall send him away",
"*rêqām*": "adverb - empty-handed"
},
"variants": {
"*šālaḥ*": "send away/release/dismiss",
"*ḥāpšî*": "free/freed/liberated",
"*rêqām*": "empty-handed/without provision/with nothing"
}
}