Deuteronomy 15:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 15:18 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 →
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִקְשֶׁ֣ה
qâshâh
H7185
to be hard
בְעֵינֶ֗ךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֹת֤וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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חָפְשִׁי֙
chophshîy
H2670
free
מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ
ʻim
H5973
with
כִּ֗י
kîy
H3588
that
מִשְׁנֶה֙
mishneh
H4932
second
שְׂכַ֣ר
sâkâr
H7939
wages
שָׂכִ֔יר
sâkîyr
H7916
hired laborer
עֲבָֽדְךָ֖
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
שֵׁ֣שׁ
shêsh
H8337
six
שָׁנִ֑ים
shâneh
H8141
year
וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙
bârak
H1288
to bless
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּכֹ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תַּעֲשֶֽׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
It shall not seem hard to you, when you let him go free from you; for to the double of the hire of a hireling has he served you six years: and Yahweh your God will bless you in all that you do.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
It must not seem difficult in your eyes when you send him out free from you, for double the wage of a hired man he has served you six years. And Yahweh your God will bless you in all that you do.
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