Deuteronomy 15:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.”

Deuteronomy 15:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 15:1820 words

לֹאlōʾNot

יִקְשֶׁהyiqəšehBe dense

בְעֵינֶךָvəʿêneḵāIn eye

בְּשַׁלֵּחֲךָbəšalēḥăḵāIn send

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

חָפְשִׁיḥāp̄əšîExempt

מֵעִמָּךְmēʿimāḵəFrom with

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

מִשְׁנֶהmišənehRepetition

שְׂכַרśəḵarPayment of contract

שָׂכִירśāḵîrAt wages

עֲבָדְךָʿăvādəḵāWork

שֵׁשׁšēšSix

שָׁנִיםšānîmYear

וּבֵרַכְךָûvēraḵəḵāAnd kneel

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod

בְּכֹלbəḵōlIn whole

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

תַּעֲשֶׂהtaʿăśehDo

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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