Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 23:19-20

Holiness, Exclusion, and the Purity of the Covenant Assembly

Assembly membership restrictions (vv. 1–8) move to camp purity for holy-war conditions (vv. 9–14), then to protection of escaped slaves (vv. 15–16), prohibition of cult prostitution (vv. 17–18), lending rules (vv. 19–20), and vow obligations (vv. 21–23), closing with gleaning permissions (vv. 24–25).

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

19 Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.

20 You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess.

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References and Original Words

Verse 19

Cross-references

Psalms 15:5 Classic cross-references Exodus 22:25 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 5:7 Classic cross-references Exodus 22:14 Classic cross-references Leviticus 25:36 Classic cross-references

Original words

Do not לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle charge תַשִּׁ֣יךְ H5391 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular your brother לְאָחִ֔יךָ H251 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular interest נֶ֥שֶׁךְ H5392 Noun - masculine singular construct on money כֶּ֖סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular . . . נֶ֣שֶׁךְ H5392 Noun - masculine singular construct food אֹ֑כֶל H400 Noun - masculine singular . . . נֶ֕שֶׁךְ H5392 Noun - masculine singular construct or any כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct other דָּבָ֖ר H1697 Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative type of loan יִשָּֽׁךְ׃ H5391 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 15:3 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 15:10 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 15:58 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 14:21 Classic cross-references Luke 14:14 Classic cross-references

Original words

You may charge a foreigner לַנָּכְרִ֣י H5237 Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular interest תַשִּׁ֔יךְ H5391 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular but not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle your brother וּלְאָחִ֖יךָ H251 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular - תַשִּׁ֑יךְ H5391 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular so that לְמַ֨עַן H4616 Conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular may bless you יְבָרֶכְךָ֜ H1288 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular in everything בְּכֹל֙ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct to which you put מִשְׁלַ֣ח H4916 Noun - masculine singular construct your hand יָדֶ֔ךָ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular in עַל־ H5921 Preposition the land הָאָ֕רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative you אַתָּ֥ה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular are entering בָא־ H935 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular . . . שָׁ֖מָּה H8033 Adverb | third person feminine singular to possess לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ס H3423 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular

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