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

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

20You 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 15:5Classic cross-references Exodus 22:25Classic cross-references Nehemiah 5:7Classic cross-references Exodus 22:14Classic cross-references Leviticus 25:36Classic cross-references

Original words

Do notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlechargeתַשִּׁ֣יךְH5391Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularyour brotherלְאָחִ֔יךָH251Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularinterestנֶ֥שֶׁךְH5392Noun - masculine singular constructon moneyכֶּ֖סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singular. . .נֶ֣שֶׁךְH5392Noun - masculine singular constructfoodאֹ֑כֶלH400Noun - masculine singular. . .נֶ֕שֶׁךְH5392Noun - masculine singular constructor anyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructotherדָּבָ֖רH1697Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativetype of loanיִשָּֽׁךְ׃H5391Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

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

Original words

You may charge a foreignerלַנָּכְרִ֣יH5237Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singularinterestתַשִּׁ֔יךְH5391Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularbut notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleyour brotherוּלְאָחִ֖יךָH251Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular-תַשִּׁ֑יךְH5391Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularso thatלְמַ֨עַןH4616Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularmay bless youיְבָרֶכְךָ֜H1288Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularin everythingבְּכֹל֙H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructto which you putמִשְׁלַ֣חH4916Noun - masculine singular constructyour handיָדֶ֔ךָH3027Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularinעַל־H5921Prepositionthe landהָאָ֕רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeyouאַתָּ֥הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularare enteringבָא־H935Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular. . .שָׁ֖מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singularto possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃סH3423Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular

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