Deuteronomy 15:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord’s release.”

Deuteronomy 15:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 15:221 words

וְזֶהwəzehAnd this

דְּבַרdəvarWord

הַשְּׁמִטָּהhašəmiṭāhThe remission

שָׁמוֹטšāmwōṭFling down

כָּלkālWhole

בַּעַלbaʿalMaster

מַשֵּׁהmašēhDebt

יָדוֹyādwōHand

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יַשֶּׁהyašehLend

בְּרֵעֵהוּbərēʿēhûIn associate

לֹאlōʾNot

יִגֹּשׂyigōśDrive

אֶתʾet—

רֵעֵהוּrēʿēhûAssociate

וְאֶתwəʾet—

אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

קָרָאqārāʾCall out to

שְׁמִטָּהšəmiṭāhRemission

לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

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

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