DEU 15:7 Parallel View

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ULT If there is a poor man among you, from one of your brothers, within one of your gates in your land that Yahweh your God is giving to you, you must not harden your heart and you must not shut your hand from your poor brother;

UST In the towns that Yahweh our God is giving to you, if there are any Israelites who are poor, do not be selfish and refuse to help them.

BSB § If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden [fn] your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.

15:7 Or make strong or make courageous

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEB If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

WMB If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

NET If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the Lord your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.

LSV When there is with you any poor of one of your brothers, in one of your cities, in your land which your God YHWH is giving to you, you do not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your needy brother;

FBV If there are Israelites who are poor in any of your towns in the country the Lord your God is giving you, then you must not be unfeeling or miserly towards them.

T4T “In the towns that Yahweh our God is giving to you, if there are any Israelis who are poor, do not be selfish [IDM] and refuse [IDM] to help them.

LEB If there is a poor person among you from among one of your brothers in one of your towns[fn] that Yahweh your Godis giving to you, you shall not harden your heart, and you shall not shut your hand toward your brother who is poor.[fn]

?:? Literally “gates”

?:? Literally “from among your brothers, the poor one”

BBE If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;

MOF No MOF DEU book available

JPS If there be among you a needy man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates, in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;

ASV If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;

DRA If one of thy brethren that dwelleth within the gates of thy city in the land which the Lord thy God will give thee, come to poverty: thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor close thy hand,

YLT 'When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;

DBY If there be amongst you a poor man, any one of thy brethren in one of thy gates, in thy land which Jehovah thy [fn]God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy brother in need;

15.7 Elohim

RV If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

WBS If there shall be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD the God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother:

KJB ¶ If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
(¶ If there be among you a poor man of one of thy/your brethren within any of thy/your gates in thy/your land which the LORD thy/your God giveth thee, thou/you shalt not harden thine/your heart, nor shut thine/your hand from thy/your poor brother: )

BB If one of thy brethren among you be poore within any of thy gates in thy lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee: thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut to thine hande from thy poore brother:
(If one of thy/your brethren among you be poor within any of thy/your gates in thy/your land which the Lord thy/your God giveth/gives thee: thou/you shalt not harden thine/your heart, nor shut to thine/your hand from thy/your poor brother:)

GNV If one of thy brethren with thee be poore within any of thy gates in thy land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poore brother:
(If one of thy/your brethren with thee be poor within any of thy/your gates in thy/your land, which the Lord thy/your God giueth thee, thou/you shalt not harden thine/your heart, nor shut thine/your hand from thy/your poor brother: )

CB Whan one of thy brethre is waxed poore in eny cite within thy londe, which ye LORDE yi God shal geue ye, thou shalt not harden thine hert, ner withdrawe thine hande from thy poore brother:
(Whan one of thy/your brethre is waxed poor in any cite within thy/your land, which ye/you_all LORD yi God shall give ye, thou/you shalt not harden thine/your hert, nor withdrawe thine/your hand from thy/your poor brother:)

WYC If oon of thi britheren that dwellen with ynne the yatis of thi citee, in the lond which thi Lord God schal yyue to thee, cometh to pouert, thou schalt not make hard thin herte, nether thou schalt `drawe to gydere the hond,
(If one of thy/your brethren/brothers that dwellen with ynne the yatis of thy/your city, in the land which thy/your Lord God shall give to thee, cometh/comes to pouert, thou/you shalt not make hard thin heart, neither thou/you shalt `drawe to gydere the hand,)

LUT Wenn deiner Brüder irgend einer arm ist in irgend einer Stadt in deinem Lande, das der HErr, dein GOtt, dir geben wird, so sollst du dein Herz nicht verhärten noch deine Hand zuhalten gegen deinen armen Bruder,
(Wenn deiner brothers irgend einer arm is in irgend einer city in deinem land, the the HErr, your God, you give wird, so should you your Herz not verhärten still your Hand zuhalten gegen deinen armen brother,)

CLV Si unus de fratribus tuis, qui morantur intra portas civitatis tuæ in terra quam Dominus Deus tuus daturus est tibi, ad paupertatem venerit, non obdurabis cor tuum, nec contrahes manum,
(When/But_if unus about fratribus tuis, who morantur intra portas of_the_city tuæ in earth/land how Master God tuus daturus it_is tibi, to paupertatem venerit, not/no obdurabis heart tuum, but_not contrahes manum, )

BRN And if there shall be in the midst of thee a poor man of thy brethren in one of thy cities in the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, neither shalt thou by any means close up thine hand from thy brother who is in want.

BrLXX Ἐὰν δὲ γένηται ἐν σοὶ ἐνδεὴς ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου ἐν μιᾷ τῶν πόλεών σου ἐν τῇ γῇ, ᾗ Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου δίδωσί σοι, οὐκ ἀποστέρξεις τὴν καρδίαν σου, οὐδʼ οὐ μὴ συσφίγξεις τὴν χεῖρά σου ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου τοῦ ἐπιδεομένου.
(Ean de genaʸtai en soi endeaʸs ek tōn adelfōn sou en mia tōn poleōn sou en taʸ gaʸ, haʸ Kurios ho Theos sou didōsi soi, ouk aposterxeis taʸn kardian sou, oudʼ ou maʸ susfigxeis taʸn ⱪeira sou apo tou adelfou sou tou epideomenou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

כִּֽי

that/for/because/then/when

Here, Moses is using If to introduce a hypothetical situation and give instructions for what to do if the situation occurs. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a situation that could happen. Alternate translation: “In the case that”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

אֶבְי֜וֹן

poor

Moses is using the adjective poor as a noun to mean poor person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “any needy person”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אַחֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ & מֵ⁠אָחִ֖י⁠ךָ הָ⁠אֶבְיֽוֹן

brothers,your & toward,brother,your the,poor

Here brothers and brother means “fellow Israelites”. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “your fellow countrymen … from your poor fellow Israelite”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

שְׁעָרֶ֔י⁠ךָ

towns,your

Here, gates represents the border of a town or city. Anyone who was inside the gates was part of the community. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “your communities”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לֹ֧א תְאַמֵּ֣ץ אֶת־לְבָבְ⁠ךָ֗

not harden DOM heart,your

Here, harden your heart is an idiom that means “be cruel.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you must not be hard-hearted” or “you must not be cruel”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

וְ⁠לֹ֤א תִקְפֹּץ֙ אֶת־יָ֣דְ⁠ךָ֔ מֵ⁠אָחִ֖י⁠ךָ הָ⁠אֶבְיֽוֹן

and=not shut DOM hand,your toward,brother,your the,poor

If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the negative verb shut. Alternate translation: “and you must open your hand to your poor brother”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠לֹ֤א תִקְפֹּץ֙ אֶת־יָ֣דְ⁠ךָ֔

and=not shut DOM hand,your

Here, shut your hand is an idiom that means “be stingy.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and you must not be stingy”

Parallel DEU 15:7