Deuteronomy 15:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 15:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֶחְדַּ֥ל
châdal
H2308
to cease
אֶבְי֖וֹן
ʼebyôwn
H34
needy
מִקֶּ֣רֶב
qereb
H7130
midst
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֞ן
kên
H3651
thus
אָנֹכִ֤י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מְצַוְּךָ֙
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
פָּ֠תֹחַ
pâthach
H6605
to open
תִּפְתַּ֨ח
pâthach
H6605
to open
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יָדְךָ֜
yâd
H3027
hand
לְאָחִ֧יךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
לַעֲנִיֶּ֛ךָ
ʻânîy
H6041
poor
וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖
ʼebyôwn
H34
needy
בְּאַרְצֶֽךָ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.
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King James Version Public Domain
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the poor will not cease to be among the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘Opening, you shall open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor in your land.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).