Deuteronomy 15:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 15:12 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 →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יִמָּכֵ֨ר
mâkar
H4376
to sell
לְךָ֜
אָחִ֣יךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
הָֽעִבְרִ֗י
ʻIbrîy
H5680
Hebrew
א֚וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
הָֽעִבְרִיָּ֔ה
ʻIbrîy
H5680
Hebrew
וַעֲבָֽדְךָ֖
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
שֵׁ֣שׁ
shêsh
H8337
six
שָׁנִ֑ים
shâneh
H8141
year
וּבַשָּׁנָה֙
shâneh
H8141
year
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ת
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
תְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
חָפְשִׁ֖י
chophshîy
H2670
free
מֵעִמָּֽךְ
ʻim
H5973
with
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World English Bible Public Domain
If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold to you, and serve you six years; then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must send him out free from you.
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