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<a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother; <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother; <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “If there is a needy one among you, one of your brothers, in any of your gates of the towns in your land which Yahweh your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor close your hand from your needy brother; <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “If there is a poor man among you, one of your fellow Israelites, in any of your cities in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not be heartless, nor close-fisted with your poor brother; <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your city gates in the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your gates in the land the LORD your God is giving you, you must not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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; <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After the LORD your God gives land to each of you, there may be poor Israelites in the town where you live. If there are, then don't be mean and selfish with your money. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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: <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what you must do whenever there are poor Israelites in one of your cities in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> "If in any of the towns in the land that the LORD your God is giving you there are Israelites in need, then do not be selfish and refuse to help them. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> "If there should be a poor man among your relatives in one of the cities of the land that the LORD your God is about to give you, don't be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your poor relative. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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 your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/15.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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; <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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: <a href="/web/deuteronomy/15.htm">World English Bible</a> 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; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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; <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> '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; <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> When the needy shall be among thee, from one of thy brethren, in one of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, and thou shalt not shut thy hand from thy needy brother.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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, <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If one of your brothers, who dwells within the gates of your city, in the land which the Lord your God will give to you, falls into poverty, you shall not harden your heart, nor tighten your hand. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/15.htm">New American Bible</a> If one of your kindred is in need in any community in the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor close your hand against your kin who is in need. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If there is among you anyone in need, a member of your community in any of your towns within the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your needy neighbor.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If there is among you a poor person of one of your brethren within any of your towns in the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother: <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And if there will be a poor one among you, one of your brethren in one of your cities in the land that LORD JEHOVAH your God gives to you, you shall not harden your heart and you shall not shut your hand from your poor brother:<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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; <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=4394" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Generosity in Lending and Giving</a> 7<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/34.htm" title="34: ’eḇ·yō·wn (Adj-ms) -- In want, needy, poor. From 'abah, in the sense of want; destitute.">a poor man</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: mê·’a·ḥaḏ (Prep-m:: Number-msc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’a·ḥe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">your brothers</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: bə·’a·ḥaḏ (Prep-b:: Number-msc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">within any</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: šə·‘ā·re·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">of the gates</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’ar·ṣə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nō·ṯên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">is giving</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">then you are not</a> <a href="/hebrew/553.htm" title="553: ṯə·’am·mêṣ (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To be stout, strong, bold, alert. A primitive root; to be alert, physically or mentally.">to harden</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">your heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7092.htm" title="7092: ṯiq·pōṣ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- Draw together, shut. A primitive root; to draw together, i.e. Close; by implication, to leap; specifically, to die.">shut</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">your hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/34.htm" title="34: hā·’eḇ·yō·wn (Art:: Adj-ms) -- In want, needy, poor. From 'abah, in the sense of want; destitute.">from your poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: mê·’ā·ḥî·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">brother.</a> 8Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a> Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. <a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a> For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ... <a href="/luke/6-34.htm">Luke 6:34-36</a> And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. / But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. / Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. <a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17-18</a> If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. <a href="/james/2-15.htm">James 2:15-16</a> Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? <a href="/proverbs/28-27.htm">Proverbs 28:27</a> Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses. <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-7</a> Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? <a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Acts 20:35</a> In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” <a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">Galatians 6:9-10</a> Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. / Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith. <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6-7</a> Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Leviticus 25:35-37</a> Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. / Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. / You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit. <a href="/psalms/41-1.htm">Psalm 41:1</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. <a href="/matthew/5-42.htm">Matthew 5:42</a> Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. <a href="/luke/14-13.htm">Luke 14:13-14</a> But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, / and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” <a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a> Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If there be among you a poor man of one of your brothers 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:thou shalt<a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Deuteronomy 15:9</a> Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.<a href="/proverbs/21-13.htm">Proverbs 21:13</a> Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.<a href="/matthew/18-30.htm">Matthew 18:30</a> And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Close</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Harden</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Hardhearted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-4.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-4.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-17.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-29.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/2-5.htm">Close</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/joshua/11-20.htm">Harden</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Hardhearted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-12.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-22.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-11.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 15</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-1.htm">The seventh year a year of release for the poor</a> 7. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">one must be generous in lending or giving</a> 12. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-12.htm">A Hebrew servant, except by choice, must be freed in the seventh year</a> 19. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-19.htm">All firstborn males of the cattle are to be sanctified unto the Lord.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>If there is a poor man among your brothers This phrase emphasizes the communal and familial responsibility within the Israelite society. The term "brothers" indicates a close kinship, suggesting that the Israelites were to view each other as family. This reflects the covenant community established by God, where mutual care and support were expected. The concept of brotherhood is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to love one another (<a href="/john/13-34.htm">John 13:34-35</a>).within any of the gates The "gates" refer to the entrances of cities or towns, which were central places for community gatherings, legal matters, and trade. This indicates that the command to care for the poor was not limited to private or rural settings but was a public and communal responsibility. The gates were often where justice was administered, highlighting the importance of fairness and compassion in societal dealings (<a href="/ruth/4.htm">Ruth 4:1-11</a>).in the land that the LORD your God is giving you This phrase underscores the divine gift of the Promised Land to the Israelites. It serves as a reminder that the land and its resources were blessings from God, and thus, the Israelites were stewards of these gifts. The land was a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>), and with it came the responsibility to uphold God's laws, including caring for the needy.then you are not to harden your heart The hardening of the heart is a recurring theme in Scripture, often associated with disobedience and rebellion against God (<a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3</a>). Here, it warns against indifference and insensitivity towards the plight of the poor. A softened heart is one that is responsive to God's commands and compassionate towards others, reflecting the character of God Himself.or shut your hand from your poor brother This phrase calls for tangible action, not just emotional or spiritual concern. The open hand symbolizes generosity and willingness to help, contrasting with a closed hand that signifies selfishness and neglect. The call to action is consistent with the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized giving to those in need (<a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a>). The open hand also prefigures the ultimate generosity of Christ, who gave His life for humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The original audience of Deuteronomy, the people of Israel, who were given laws and instructions by God through Moses. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader and prophet who delivered God's laws to the Israelites, including the instructions in Deuteronomy. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The land that God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, where the Israelites were to settle and live according to God's commandments. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_poor_brother.htm">The Poor Brother</a> Refers to any fellow Israelite who is in need or poverty, highlighting the communal responsibility to care for one another. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who commands His people to act with compassion and justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/compassionate_heart.htm">Compassionate Heart</a> God calls us to have a heart of compassion, not hardening our hearts against those in need. This requires a conscious decision to be open and generous. <a href="/topical/o/open_hand.htm">Open Hand</a> The instruction to not "shut your hand" implies active generosity. We are to be willing to give and support those who are struggling. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The verse emphasizes the communal aspect of caring for the poor, suggesting that it is a collective responsibility of God's people. <a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_character.htm">Reflecting God's Character</a> By caring for the poor, we reflect God's character of mercy and justice, demonstrating His love to the world. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> Our actions towards the poor have eternal significance, as they are seen and rewarded by God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 15</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_charitable_giving.htm">What does the Bible say about charitable giving?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_almsgiving.htm">What does the Bible say about almsgiving?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_homelessness.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on homelessness?</a> <a href="/q/church's_role_in_social_justice.htm">What role does the church play in social justice?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) A poor man.-"That needeth anything."Within any of thy gates.--"The poor of thine own city come before the poor of another city."Thou Shalt not harden.--"There are some men who 'grieve' (grudge) whether they give or not;" therefore it is said, "Thou shalt not harden thy heart; there are some who stretch out the hand (to give), and yet close it; therefore it is said, Thou shalt not shut thine hand."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 7-11. - The reference to the release leads to a prescription regarding readiness to lend to the poor. They were not to harden their hearts against their poorer brethren, nor were they, in the prospect of the year of release, to refuse to lend them what was necessary for their uses, but, on the contrary, were to open their heart and their hand to them according to their need, lest the poor should appeal against them to God, and sin should lie upon them. Verse 7. - Harden thine heart; literally, maize strong, so as to suppress natural compassion and sympathy. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction there is יִהְיֶה֩ (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a poor man אֶבְי֜וֹן (’eḇ·yō·wn) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_34.htm">Strong's 34: </a> In want, needy, poor among בְךָ֨ (ḇə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> your brothers אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ (’a·ḥe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) within any בְּאַחַ֣ד (bə·’a·ḥaḏ) Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first of the gates שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ (šə·‘ā·re·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate in the land בְּאַ֨רְצְךָ֔ (bə·’ar·ṣə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative is giving you, נֹתֵ֣ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set you are not לֹ֧א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no to harden תְאַמֵּ֣ץ (ṯə·’am·mêṣ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_553.htm">Strong's 553: </a> To be stout, strong, bold, alert your heart לְבָבְךָ֗ (lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> Inner man, mind, will, heart [or] וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no shut תִקְפֹּץ֙ (ṯiq·pōṣ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7092.htm">Strong's 7092: </a> To draw together, close, to leap, to die your hand יָ֣דְךָ֔ (yā·ḏə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand from your poor הָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ (hā·’eḇ·yō·wn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_34.htm">Strong's 34: </a> In want, needy, poor brother. מֵאָחִ֖יךָ (mê·’ā·ḥî·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 15:7 If there be with you a poor (Deut. 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