“Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”
Deuteronomy 23:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 23:2012 words
HebrewMeaning
לֹאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תַשִּׁ֣יךְtašiykə
you will charge interestverbH5391
lend upon usury
לְ/אָחִ֔י/ךָləʾāḥiykā
to countryman yourpronH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
נֶ֥שֶׁךְnešekə
interest ofnounH5392
כֶּ֖סֶףkesep
moneynounH3701
price · silver
נֶ֣שֶׁךְnešekə
interest ofnounH5392
אֹ֑כֶלʾōkel
foodnounH400
food · meal · meat · prey ···
נֶ֕שֶׁךְnešekə
interest ofnounH5392
כָּלkāl
anynounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
דָּבָ֖רdābār
thingnounH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšer
whichparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
יִשָּֽׁךְyišākə
someone will pay interestverbH5391
lend upon usury
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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