Deuteronomy 15:11

For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command you to surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

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WEBBE

For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command you to surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

BSB

For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.

KJV

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.

ASV

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.

BBE

For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.

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כִּי ki for H3588 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 יֶחְדַּל yech·dal he will cease H2308 אֶבְיוֹן 'ev·yon [the] needy H34 מִקֶּרֶב mi·ke·rev from [the] midst of H7130 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the land H776 עַל־ 'al- there- H5921 כֵּן ken -fore H3651 אָנֹכִי 'a·no·khi I H595 מְצַוְּךָ me·tza·ve·kha [am] commanding you H6680 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 פָּתֹחַ pa·to·ach certainly (to open) H6605 תִּפְתַּח tif·tach you will open H6605 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יָדְךָ ya·de·kha hand your H3027 לְאָחִיךָ le·'a·chi·kha to countryman your H251 לַעֲנִיֶּךָ la·'a·ni·ye·kha to poor [person] your H6041 וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ u·le·'ev·yo·ne·kha and to needy [person] your H34 בְּאַרְצֶךָ ס be·'ar·tze·kha in land your H776

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–11

This year of release typified the grace of the gospel, in which is proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord; and by which we obtain the release of our debts, that is, the pardon of our sins. The law is spiritual, and lays restraints upon the thoughts of the heart. We mistake, if we think thoughts are free from God's knowledge and check. That is a wicked heart indeed, which raises evil thoughts from the good law of God, as theirs did, who, because God had obliged them to the charity of forgiving, denied the charity of giving. Those who would keep from the act of sin, must keep out of their minds the very thought of sin. It is a dreadful thing to have the cry of the poor justly against us. Grudge not a kindness to thy brother; distrust not the providence of God. What thou doest, do freely, for God loves a cheerful giver, 2Co 9:7.

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