Hebrew Interlinear
Deuteronomy 23:20 Interlinear
“Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury but unto thy brother thou mayest lend upon usury may bless that the LORD thy God thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לַנָּכְרִ֣י | H5237 | Unto a stranger | strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful) |
| 2 | תַשִּׁ֑יךְ | H5391 | thou mayest lend upon usury | to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan |
| 3 | וּלְאָחִ֖יךָ | H251 | but unto thy brother | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
| 4 | לֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 5 | תַשִּׁ֑יךְ | H5391 | thou mayest lend upon usury | to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan |
| 6 | לְמַ֨עַן | H4616 | properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that | |
| 7 | יְבָֽרֶכְךָ֜ | H1288 | may bless | to kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as |
| 8 | יְהוָ֣ה | H3068 | that the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 9 | אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ | H430 | thy God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 10 | בְּכֹל֙ | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 11 | מִשְׁלַ֣ח | H4916 | thee in all that thou settest | a sending out, i.e., (abstractly) presentation (favorable), or seizure (unfavorable); also (concretely) a place of dismissal, or a business to be disc |
| 12 | יָדֶ֔ךָ | H3027 | thine hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 13 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 14 | הָאָ֕רֶץ | H776 | to in the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 15 | אֲשֶׁר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 16 | אַתָּ֥ה | H859 | thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | |
| 17 | בָא | H935 | whither thou goest | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 18 | שָׁ֖מָּה | H8033 | there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | |
| 19 | לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ | H3423 | to possess | to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish |
Verse Context
Deuteronomy 23:19 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother usury of money usury...
Deuteronomy 23:20 (current)Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury but unto thy brother thou mayest lend upon usury may bless that the LORD thy God thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess
Deuteronomy 23:21 When thou shalt vow a vow it for the LORD thy God ...