Deuteronomy 15

Moses instructs Israel that all debts shall be cancelled after seven years, commands generosity to the poor without withholding loans as the Sabbath year approaches, and requires the release of Hebrew slaves every seventh year with generous provisions.[2]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 2
and-this and this one and this one word/matter word of matter of the-release the release the release he-shall-release to let drop to let drop every entirety of all of creditor/master master creditor loan/lending debt-of loan of his-hand his hand his hand which that-which which he-lends he will exact payment he lends to-his-neighbor with his associate to his neighbor not not not he-shall-exact/press he will press he will press (direct object marker) object-marker [·] his-neighbor his associate his associate and-obj and object-marker [·] his-brother his brother his brother for/because for/because for has-been-proclaimed he called out it has been proclaimed release mandated release mandated release to-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh
וְ/זֶה֮ 𐤅/𐤆𐤄 vezeh and-this and this one and this one HC/Pdxms דְּבַ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar Ndaba (Zulu) word/matter word of matter of HNcmsc הַ/שְּׁמִטָּה֒ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤈𐤄 hashemitah the-release the release the release HTd/Ncfsa שָׁמ֗וֹט 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤈 shamot he-shall-release to let drop to let drop HVqa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of all of HNcmsc בַּ֨עַל֙ 𐤁𐤏𐤋 baal creditor/master master creditor HNcmsa מַשֵּׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 masheh loan/lending debt-of loan of HNcmsc יָד֔/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his-hand his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr יַשֶּׁ֖ה 𐤉𐤔𐤄 yasheh he-lends he will exact payment he lends HVhi3ms בְּ/רֵעֵ֑/הוּ 𐤁/𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 bereehu to-his-neighbor with his associate to his neighbor HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִגֹּ֤שׂ 𐤉𐤂𐤔 yigos he-shall-exact/press he will press he will press HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo רֵעֵ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his-neighbor his associate his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-obj and object-marker [·] HC/To אָחִ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his-brother his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for/because for/because for HC קָרָ֥א 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qara has-been-proclaimed he called out it has been proclaimed HVqp3ms שְׁמִטָּ֖ה 𐤔𐤌𐤈𐤄 shemitah release mandated release mandated release HNcfsa לַֽ/יהוָֽה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np
Verse 4
save end-limit however when for/because because there shall be no not not poor he will come to be there will be among you — among you poor man in want needy man for for/because because will bless to richly bless to richly bless you he will bless you he will bless you the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in the land in the land in the land that that-which that the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One your Elohim is giving the one who gives the one who gives you — to you as an inheritance inherited portion inherited portion to possess it to take possession of her to take possession of her
אֶ֕פֶס 𐤀𐤐𐤎 efes save end-limit however HNcmsa כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because because HC לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo there shall be no not not HTn יִֽהְיֶה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh poor he will come to be there will be HVqi3ms בְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤁/𐤊 bekha among you among you HR/Sp2ms אֶבְי֑וֹן 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍 eveyon poor man in want needy man HAamsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because because HC בָרֵ֤ךְ 𐤁𐤓𐤊 varekhe will bless to richly bless to richly bless HVpa יְבָֽרֶכְ/ךָ֙ 𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤊 yevarekhekha you he will bless you he will bless you HVpi3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בָּ/אָ֕רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) in the land in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms נֹֽתֵן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 noten is giving the one who gives the one who gives HVqrmsa לְ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha you to you HR/Sp2ms נַחֲלָ֖ה 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 nachalah as an inheritance inherited portion inherited portion HNcfsa לְ/רִשְׁתָּֽ/הּ 𐤋/𐤓𐤔𐤕/𐤄 lerishetah to possess it to take possession of her to take possession of her HR/Vqc/Sp3fs
Verse 5
only only only if if / whether if you heed hearing hearing you obey you will hear you will hear to the voice with a sound to the voice the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One your Elohim to keep to guard to keep to do to do or make to do [direct object marker] object-marker [·] all entirety of all of the commandment the directive the command this this one this that that-which that I I myself I myself command you your commander command you today the day the day
רַ֚ק 𐤓𐤒 raq only only only HTa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC שָׁמ֣וֹעַ 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤏 shamoa you heed hearing hearing HVqa תִּשְׁמַ֔ע 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 tishema you obey you will hear you will hear HVqi2ms בְּ/ק֖וֹל 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋 beqol to the voice with a sound to the voice HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms לִ/שְׁמֹ֤ר 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓 lishemor to keep to guard to keep HR/Vqc לַ/עֲשׂוֹת֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make to do HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc הַ/מִּצְוָ֣ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤄 hamitsevah the commandment the directive the command HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֔את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one this HTd/Pdxfs אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr אָנֹכִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs מְצַוְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤌𐤑𐤅/𐤊 metsavekha command you your commander command you HVprmsc/Sp2ms הַ/יּֽוֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day the day HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 6
For for/because because the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One your Elohim will bless you he has richly blessed you he has blessed you as as that which as he promised he declared he spoke to you — to you and you shall lend and you will lend on security and you will lend on security nations people-groups people-groups many many great ones and you and you (masculine singular) and you not not not shall borrow you will take a pledge you will borrow and you shall rule and you ruled and you will rule over nations in people-groups over people-groups many many great ones and over you — and over you not not not shall rule they will rule they will rule
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because because HC יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms בֵּֽרַכְ/ךָ֔ 𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤊 berakhekha will bless you he has richly blessed you he has blessed you HVpp3ms/Sp2ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as HR/Tr דִּבֶּר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber he promised he declared he spoke HVpp3ms לָ֑/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you to you HR/Sp2fs וְ/הַֽעֲבַטְתָּ֞ 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤈𐤕 vehaavateta and you shall lend and you will lend on security and you will lend on security HC/Vhq2ms גּוֹיִ֣ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim nations people-groups people-groups HNcmpa רַבִּ֗ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many many great ones HAampa וְ/אַתָּה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) and you HC/Pp2ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תַעֲבֹ֔ט 𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤈 taavot shall borrow you will take a pledge you will borrow HVqi2ms וּ/מָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤕 umashaleta and you shall rule and you ruled and you will rule HC/Vqq2ms בְּ/גוֹיִ֣ם 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 begoyim over nations in people-groups over people-groups HR/Ncmpa רַבִּ֔ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim-2 many many great ones HAampa וּ/בְ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊 uvekha and over you and over you HC/R/Sp2ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יִמְשֹֽׁלוּ 𐤉𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤅 yimesholu shall rule they will rule they will rule HVqi3mp
Verse 7
If for/because if there is he will come to be he will be among you — among you poor man in want needy man one of from one from one your brothers your brothers your brothers any of in one in one your gates your gates your gates your land in your land in your land which that-which that the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One your Elohim is giving the one who gives is giving to you — to you not not not harden you will strengthen you harden — object-marker [·] your heart your inner core your heart nor and not and not shut you will contract you shut — object-marker [·] your hand your hand your hand from your brother from your brother from your brother the poor the needy man the needy man
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki If for/because if HC יִהְיֶה֩ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh there is he will come to be he will be HVqi3ms בְ/ךָ֨ 𐤁/𐤊 vekha among you among you HR/Sp2ms אֶבְי֜וֹן 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍 eveyon poor man in want needy man HAamsa מֵ/אַחַ֤ד 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤃 meachad Eka (Bemba) one of from one from one HR/Acmsc אַחֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 acheykha your brothers your brothers your brothers HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/אַחַ֣ד 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤃 beachad Eka (Bemba) any of in one in one HR/Acmsc שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤊 sheareykha your gates your gates your gates HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/אַ֨רְצְ/ךָ֔ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤊 bearetsekha Ayé (Yoruba) your land in your land in your land HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that HTr יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms נֹתֵ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 noten is giving the one who gives is giving HVqrmsa לָ֑/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you to you HR/Sp2fs לֹ֧א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תְאַמֵּ֣ץ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤑 teamets amaka (Bemba) harden you will strengthen you harden HVpi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo לְבָבְ/ךָ֗ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 levavekha your heart your inner core your heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not and not HC/Tn תִקְפֹּץ֙ 𐤕𐤒𐤐𐤑 tiqepots shut you will contract you shut HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo יָ֣דְ/ךָ֔ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms מֵ/אָחִ֖י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 meachikha from your brother from your brother from your brother HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms הָ/אֶבְיֽוֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍 haeveyon the poor the needy man the needy man HTd/Aamsa
Verse 8
for for/because because open to open wide opening wide you shall surely open you open you will open [direct object marker] object-marker [·] your hand your hand your hand to him — to him and surely lend to lend on pledge and to lend on pledge you shall lend to him you will lend him on pledge you will lend him on pledge enough sufficiency of sufficiency of for his need his lack his lack whatever that-which that which he lacks he will lack he will lack to him — to him
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because because HC פָתֹ֧חַ 𐤐𐤕𐤇 fatocha open to open wide opening wide HVqa תִּפְתַּ֛ח 𐤕𐤐𐤕𐤇 tifetach you shall surely open you open you will open HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יָדְ/ךָ֖ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms וְ/הַעֲבֵט֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤈 vehaavet and surely lend to lend on pledge and to lend on pledge HC/Vha תַּעֲבִיטֶ֔/נּוּ 𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤈/𐤍𐤅 taavitenu you shall lend to him you will lend him on pledge you will lend him on pledge HVhi2ms/Sp3ms דֵּ֚י 𐤃𐤉 dey enough sufficiency of sufficiency of HNcmsc מַחְסֹר֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤇𐤎𐤓/𐤅 machesoro for his need his lack his lack HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whatever that-which that which HTr יֶחְסַ֖ר 𐤉𐤇𐤎𐤓 yechesar he lacks he will lack he will lack HVqi3ms לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him to him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 9
Beware Guard yourself Keep yourself for-yourself — for yourself lest lest lest there-be he will come to be there will be thought spoken matter a matter with if / whether with your-heart your inner core your heart wicked worthless one worthless one saying to say to say is-near she approached she approached year year of year of the-seventh the seven the seventh year year of year of of-release the release the release and-be-evil and he saw and it will be evil your-eye your eye your eye against-your-brother with your brother against your brother the-poor the needy man the needy man and-not and not and not you-give you will give you will give to-him — to him and-he-cries and he called and he will cry out against-you upon you against you to toward to the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and-it-will-be and he/it became and it will be in-you — in you sin a missing-of-the-mark sin
הִשָּׁ֣מֶר 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤓 hishamer Beware Guard yourself Keep yourself HVNv2ms לְ/ךָ֡ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for-yourself for yourself HR/Sp2ms פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh there-be he will come to be there will be HVqi3ms דָבָר֩ 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar Ndaba (Zulu) thought spoken matter a matter HNcmsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR לְבָבְ/ךָ֨ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 levavekha your-heart your inner core your heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְלִיַּ֜עַל 𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤋 veliyaal wicked worthless one worthless one HNcmsa לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc קָֽרְבָ֣ה 𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤄 qarevah is-near she approached she approached HVqp3fs שְׁנַֽת 𐤔𐤍𐤕 shenat year year of year of HNcfsc הַ/שֶּׁבַע֮ 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤏 hasheva the-seventh the seven the seventh HTd/Acfsa שְׁנַ֣ת 𐤔𐤍𐤕 shenat-2 year year of year of HNcfsc הַ/שְּׁמִטָּה֒ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤈𐤄 hashemitah of-release the release the release HTd/Ncfsa וְ/רָעָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤄 veraah and-be-evil and he saw and it will be evil HC/Vqq3fs עֵֽינְ/ךָ֗ 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤊 eynekha Enyi (Fante) your-eye your eye your eye HNcbsc/Sp2ms בְּ/אָחִ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 beachikha against-your-brother with your brother against your brother HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms הָֽ/אֶבְי֔וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍 haeveyon the-poor the needy man the needy man HTd/Aamsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not and not HC/Tn תִתֵּ֖ן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen you-give you will give you will give HVqi2ms ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to-him to him HR/Sp3ms וְ/קָרָ֤א 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤀 veqara and-he-cries and he called and he will cry out HC/Vqq3ms עָלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha against-you upon you against you HR/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and-it-will-be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms בְ/ךָ֖ 𐤁/𐤊 vekha in-you in you HR/Sp2ms חֵֽטְא 𐤇𐤈𐤀 chete sin a missing-of-the-mark sin HNcmsa
Verse 10
giving giving giving you shall give you will give you will give to him — to him and not and not and not be grieved may he do harm may it be evil your heart your inner core your heart when you give in your giving in your giving to him — to him because for/because for for the sake of on account of in because of the thing the spoken-matter the thing this this one this will bless you he will bless you he will bless you the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One your Elohim in all in the whole of in all your work your deed your work and in all and in the entirety and in all undertaking sending-of your undertaking your hand your hand your hand
נָת֤וֹן 𐤍𐤕𐤅𐤍 naton giving giving giving HVqa תִּתֵּן֙ 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen you shall give you will give you will give HVqi2ms ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn יֵרַ֥ע 𐤉𐤓𐤏 yera be grieved may he do harm may it be evil HVqi3ms לְבָבְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 levavekha your heart your inner core your heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/תִתְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤁/𐤕𐤕/𐤊 betitekha when you give in your giving in your giving HR/Vqc/Sp2ms ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him to him HR/Sp3ms כִּ֞י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because for HC בִּ/גְלַ֣ל 𐤁/𐤂𐤋𐤋 bigelal for the sake of on account of in because of HR/Ncmsc הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) the thing the spoken-matter the thing HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֗ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms יְבָרֶכְ/ךָ֙ 𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤊 yevarekhekha will bless you he will bless you he will bless you HVpi3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/כָֽל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc מַעֲשֶׂ֔/ךָ 𐤌𐤏𐤔/𐤊 maasekha your work your deed your work HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/בְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhol and in all and in the entirety and in all HC/R/Ncmsc מִשְׁלַ֥ח 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤇 mishelach undertaking sending-of your undertaking HNcmsc יָדֶֽ/ךָ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms
Verse 11
for for/because for/because not not not cease he will cease it will stop poor man in want needy man from the midst of from the interior of from the midst of the land the earth the earth therefore upon upon thus thus thus I I myself I myself command you your commander commanding you saying to say to say open to open to open you shall open you open you will open [direct object marker] object-marker [·] your hand your hand your hand to your brother to your brother to your brother to your poor to your afflicted one to your afflicted one and to your needy and to your needy man and to your needy man in your land in your land in your land
כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יֶחְדַּ֥ל 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤋 yechedal cease he will cease it will stop HVqi3ms אֶבְי֖וֹן 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍 eveyon poor man in want needy man HAamsa מִ/קֶּ֣רֶב 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤁 miqerev from the midst of from the interior of from the midst of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore upon upon HR כֵּ֞ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) thus thus thus HTm אָנֹכִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs מְצַוְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤌𐤑𐤅/𐤊 metsavekha command you your commander commanding you HVprmsc/Sp2ms לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc פָּ֠תֹחַ 𐤐𐤕𐤇 patocha open to open to open HVqa תִּפְתַּ֨ח 𐤕𐤐𐤕𐤇 tifetach you shall open you open you will open HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יָדְ/ךָ֜ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms לְ/אָחִ֧י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 leachikha to your brother to your brother to your brother HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms לַ/עֲנִיֶּ֛/ךָ 𐤋/𐤏𐤍𐤉/𐤊 laaniyekha to your poor to your afflicted one to your afflicted one HR/Aamsc/Sp2ms וּ/לְ/אֶבְיֹנְ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤊 uleeveyonekha and to your needy and to your needy man and to your needy man HC/R/Aamsc/Sp2ms בְּ/אַרְצֶֽ/ךָ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤊 bearetsekha Ayé (Yoruba) in your land in your land in your land HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms
Verse 12
If for/because if is sold he will be sold he will be sold to you — to you your brother your brother your brother the Hebrew the crosser-over the Iveri or or or the Hebrew woman the Hebrew woman the Iveri and serves you and he served you and he served you six six six years cycles of years years and in the year and in the year-cycle and in the year-cycle the seventh the seventh the seventh you shall let him go you dispatch him you will send him free free man free from you from being with you from you
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki If for/because if HC יִמָּכֵ֨ר 𐤉𐤌𐤊𐤓 yimakher is sold he will be sold he will be sold HVNi3ms לְ/ךָ֜ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms אָחִ֣י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 achikha your brother your brother your brother HNcmsc/Sp2ms הָֽ/עִבְרִ֗י 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉 haiveri the Hebrew the crosser-over the Iveri HTd/Ngmsa א֚וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or or HC הָֽ/עִבְרִיָּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤄 haiveriyah the Hebrew woman the Hebrew woman the Iveri HTd/Ngfsa וַ/עֲבָֽדְ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 vaavadekha and serves you and he served you and he served you HC/Vqq3ms/Sp2ms שֵׁ֣שׁ 𐤔𐤔 shesh six six six HAcfsa שָׁנִ֑ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years years HNcfpa וּ/בַ/שָּׁנָה֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤄 uvashanah and in the year and in the year-cycle and in the year-cycle HC/Rd/Ncfsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔ת 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤕 hasheviit the seventh the seventh the seventh HTd/Aofsa תְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥/נּוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤅 teshalechenu you shall let him go you dispatch him you will send him HVpi2ms/Sp3ms חָפְשִׁ֖י 𐤇𐤐𐤔𐤉 chafeshi free free man free HAamsa מֵ/עִמָּֽ/ךְ 𐤌/𐤏𐤌/𐤊 meimakhe from you from being with you from you HR/R/Sp2fs
Verse 14
you shall surely furnish to richly adorn to richly furnish you shall provide you shall richly adorn you shall richly furnish to him — to him from your flock from your flock from your flock and from your threshing floor and from your leveled threshing-floor and from your threshing-floor and from your winepress and from your hollowed wine-vat and from your winepress that which that-which which has blessed you he has richly blessed you he has blessed you the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One you shall give you will give you will give to him — to him
הַעֲנֵ֤יק 𐤄𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤒 haaneyq you shall surely furnish to richly adorn to richly furnish HVha תַּעֲנִיק֙ 𐤕𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤒 taaniq you shall provide you shall richly adorn you shall richly furnish HVhi2ms ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms מִ/צֹּ֣אנְ/ךָ֔ 𐤌/𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤊 mitsonekha from your flock from your flock from your flock HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms וּ/מִֽ/גָּרְנְ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤂𐤓𐤍/𐤊 umigarenekha and from your threshing floor and from your leveled threshing-floor and from your threshing-floor HC/R/Ncbsc/Sp2ms וּ/מִ/יִּקְבֶ֑/ךָ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤉𐤒𐤁/𐤊 umiyiqevekha and from your winepress and from your hollowed wine-vat and from your winepress HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that which that-which which HTr בֵּרַכְ/ךָ֛ 𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤊 berakhekha has blessed you he has richly blessed you he has blessed you HVpp3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms תִּתֶּן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen you shall give you will give you will give HVqi2ms לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him to him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 15
and you shall remember and you will remember and you will remember that for/because that slave serving-man servant of you were you were you were in the land in land in land of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim and redeemed you and he ransomed you and redeemed you the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One your Elohim therefore upon therefore thus thus thus I I myself I myself am commanding you your commander am commanding you [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the thing the spoken-matter the thing this this one this today the day the day
וְ/זָכַרְתָּ֗ 𐤅/𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕 vezakhareta and you shall remember and you will remember and you will remember HC/Vqq2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC עֶ֤בֶד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 eved slave serving-man servant of HNcmsa הָיִ֨יתָ֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕 hayita you were you were you were HVqp2ms בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets Ayé (Yoruba) in the land in land in land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp וַֽ/יִּפְדְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤃/𐤊 vayifedekha and redeemed you and he ransomed you and redeemed you HC/Vqw3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore upon therefore HR כֵּ֞ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) thus thus thus HTm אָנֹכִ֧י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs מְצַוְּ/ךָ֛ 𐤌𐤑𐤅/𐤊 metsavekha am commanding you your commander am commanding you HVprmsc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/דָּבָ֥ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) the thing the spoken-matter the thing HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms הַ/יּֽוֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day the day HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 16
And it shall be and he/it became and it shall be if for/because if he says he will say he will say to you toward you to you not not not I will go out I will go out I will go out from with you from being with you from being with you because for/because because he loves you he loved you he loves you and your and object-marker [·] household your house your house because for/because because it is good good it is good for him — for him with you with you with you
וְ/הָיָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it shall be and he/it became and it shall be HC/Vqq3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki if for/because if HC יֹאמַ֣ר 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yomar he says he will say he will say HVqi3ms אֵלֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you to you HR/Sp2ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אֵצֵ֖א 𐤀𐤑𐤀 etse I will go out I will go out I will go out HVqi1cs מֵ/עִמָּ֑/ךְ 𐤌/𐤏𐤌/𐤊 meimakhe from with you from being with you from being with you HR/R/Sp2fs כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 because for/because because HC אֲהֵֽבְ/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤄𐤁/𐤊 ahevekha he loves you he loved you he loves you HVqp3ms/Sp2ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and your and object-marker [·] HC/To בֵּיתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 beytekha household your house your house HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-3 because for/because because HC ט֥וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov it is good good it is good HVqp3ms ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 for him for him HR/Sp3ms עִמָּֽ/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you with you with you HR/Sp2fs
Verse 17
then you shall take and you took and you shall take [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the awl the piercing tool the awl and you shall put and you shall give and you shall give through his ear in his ear in his ear and into the door and in the hanging-door and in the door and he shall be and he/it became and he shall be your — to you servant serving-man servant of forever hidden age forever and also and even and also to your maidservant to your female servant to your female servant you shall do you shall do you shall do so thus thus
וְ/לָקַחְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 velaqacheta then you shall take and you took and you shall take HC/Vqq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/מַּרְצֵ֗עַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤓𐤑𐤏 hamaretsea the awl the piercing tool the awl HTd/Ncmsa וְ/נָתַתָּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤄 venatatah and you shall put and you shall give and you shall give HC/Vqq2ms בְ/אָזְנ/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤅 veazeno through his ear in his ear in his ear HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וּ/בַ/דֶּ֔לֶת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤃𐤋𐤕 uvadelet and into the door and in the hanging-door and in the door HC/Rd/Ncfsa וְ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and he shall be and he/it became and he shall be HC/Vqq3ms לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha your to you HR/Sp2ms עֶ֣בֶד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 eved servant serving-man servant of HNcmsc עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age forever HNcmsa וְ/אַ֥ף 𐤅/𐤀𐤐 veaf and also and even and also HC/D לַ/אֲמָתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤊 laamatekha to your maidservant to your female servant to your female servant HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms תַּעֲשֶׂה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh you shall do you shall do you shall do HVqi2ms כֵּֽן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus thus HTm
Verse 18
not not not be hard he will be hard it be hard in your eyes and your two eyes in your eyes when sending him in your dispatching in your sending away him him [·] free free man free from you from being with you from you for for/because for double second, duplicate a second wages wage of wages hired man wage-hired man hired man has served you he served you he has served you six six six years cycles of years years and will bless you and he will intensely bless you and he will bless you the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One your Elohim in all in entirety in all that that-which that you do you shall do you shall do
לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִקְשֶׁ֣ה 𐤉𐤒𐤔𐤄 yiqesheh be hard he will be hard it be hard HVqi3ms בְ/עֵינֶ֗/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤊 veeynekha Enyi (Fante) in your eyes and your two eyes in your eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms בְּ/שַׁלֵּֽחֲ/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤊 beshalechakha when sending him in your dispatching in your sending away HR/Vpc/Sp2ms אֹת֤/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him [·] HTo/Sp3ms חָפְשִׁי֙ 𐤇𐤐𐤔𐤉 chafeshi free free man free HAamsa מֵֽ/עִמָּ֔/ךְ 𐤌/𐤏𐤌/𐤊 meimakhe from you from being with you from you HR/R/Sp2fs כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC מִשְׁנֶה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤄 misheneh double second, duplicate a second HNcmsa שְׂכַ֣ר 𐤔𐤊𐤓 sekhar wages wage of wages HNcmsc שָׂכִ֔יר 𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤓 sakhir hired man wage-hired man hired man HAamsa עֲבָֽדְ/ךָ֖ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avadekha has served you he served you he has served you HVqp3ms/Sp2ms שֵׁ֣שׁ 𐤔𐤔 shesh six six six HAcfsa שָׁנִ֑ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years years HNcfpa וּ/בֵֽרַכְ/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤊 uverakhekha and will bless you and he will intensely bless you and he will bless you HC/Vpq3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/כֹ֖ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol in all in entirety in all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr תַּעֲשֶֽׂה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh you do you shall do you shall do HVqi2ms
Verse 19
All entirety of all of the firstborn the firstborn son the firstborn son that that-which that is born he will be born is born of your herd among your cattle in your cattle and of your flock and in your flock and in your flock the male the male the male you shall consecrate you shall set apart as holy you shall set apart as holy to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh your God your Mighty One your Elohim not not not you shall work you will serve you will serve with the firstborn with the firstborn of with the firstborn of of your ox your ox your ox nor and not and not you shall shear you will shear you shall shear the firstborn firstborn of firstborn of of your flock your small-livestock flock your small-livestock flock
כָּֽל 𐤊𐤋 kal All entirety of all of HNcmsc הַ/בְּכ֡וֹר 𐤄/𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 habekhor bek-ore (Akan Twi) the firstborn the firstborn son the firstborn son HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr יִוָּלֵ֨ד 𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤃 yivaled fyala (Bemba) is born he will be born is born HVNi3ms בִּ/בְקָרְ/ךָ֤ 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓/𐤊 biveqarekha of your herd among your cattle in your cattle HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms וּ/בְ/צֹֽאנְ/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤊 uvetsonekha and of your flock and in your flock and in your flock HC/R/Ncbsc/Sp2ms הַ/זָּכָ֔ר 𐤄/𐤆𐤊𐤓 hazakhar the male the male the male HTd/Ncmsa תַּקְדִּ֖ישׁ 𐤕𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤔 taqedish you shall consecrate you shall set apart as holy you shall set apart as holy HVhi2ms לַ/יהוָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תַעֲבֹד֙ 𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤃 taavod you shall work you will serve you will serve HVqi2ms בִּ/בְכֹ֣ר 𐤁/𐤁𐤊𐤓 bivekhor bek-ore (Akan Twi) with the firstborn with the firstborn of with the firstborn of HR/Ncmsc שׁוֹרֶ֔/ךָ 𐤔𐤅𐤓/𐤊 shorekha of your ox your ox your ox HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not and not HC/Tn תָגֹ֖ז 𐤕𐤂𐤆 tagoz you shall shear you will shear you shall shear HVqi2ms בְּכ֥וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor bek-ore (Akan Twi) the firstborn firstborn of firstborn of HNcmsc צֹאנֶֽ/ךָ 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤊 tsonekha of your flock your small-livestock flock your small-livestock flock HNcbsc/Sp2ms
Verse 20
before to the face of to before the face of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One your Elohim you shall eat it you will consume him you will eat him year year-cycle year-cycle year by year year-cycle and year in the place in the standing-place in the standing-place that that-which that he will choose he chooses he will choose the LORD Yahweh Yahweh you you you and your household and your house and your house
לִ/פְנֵי֩ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֤י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms תֹאכֲלֶ֨/נּוּ֙ 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 tokhalenu okèlè (Yoruba) you shall eat it you will consume him you will eat him HVqi2ms/Sp3ms שָׁנָ֣ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah year year-cycle year-cycle HNcfsa בְ/שָׁנָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤄 veshanah year by year year-cycle and year HR/Ncfsa בַּ/מָּק֖וֹם 𐤁/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 bamaqom in the place in the standing-place in the standing-place HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr יִבְחַ֣ר 𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 yivechar he will choose he chooses he will choose HVqi3ms יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אַתָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms וּ/בֵיתֶֽ/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 uveytekha and your household and your house and your house HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
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