Deuteronomy 23:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 23:20 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 →
לַנָּכְרִ֣י
nokrîy
H5237
foreign
תַשִּׁ֔יךְ
nâshak
H5391
to bite
וּלְאָחִ֖יךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַשִּׁ֑יךְ
nâshak
H5391
to bite
לְמַ֨עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יְבָרֶכְךָ֜
bârak
H1288
to bless
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּכֹל֙
kôl
H3605
all
מִשְׁלַ֣ח
mishlôwach
H4916
pasture
יָדֶ֔ךָ
yâd
H3027
hand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָ֕רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתָּ֥ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
בָא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
שָׁ֖מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ
yârash
H3423
to inherit
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World English Bible Public Domain
to a foreigner you may lend on interest; but to your brother you shall not lend on interest, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all that you put your hand to, in the land where you go in to possess it.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You may charge interest to a foreigner; but to your brother you shall not charge interest, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the sending out of your hand, in the land which you are going into to possess it.
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