Deuteronomy 23:20 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
לַנָּכְרִ֣יla.na.khe.Rito the foreigner
Lemma: נׇכְרִי (nokh.ri) · Strong's: H5237
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: foreign
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 31:15, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 18:3, Exodus 21:8, Deuteronomy 14:21, Deuteronomy 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5237; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 1
תַשִּׁ֔יךְta.Shikhyou will charge interest
Lemma: נָשַׁךְ (na.shakh) · Strong's: H5391B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to pay interest
Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 23:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5391B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 2
וּלְאָחִ֖יךָu.le.'a.Chi.khaand to countryman your
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 3
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 4
תַשִּׁ֑יךְta.Shikhyou will charge interest
Lemma: נָשַׁךְ (na.shakh) · Strong's: H5391B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to pay interest
Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 23:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5391B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 5
לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anso that
Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: because
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 6
יְבָרֶכְךָ֜ye.va.rekh.Khahe may bless you
Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpj3ms)
Meaning: to bless
Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 7
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 8
אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 9
בְּכֹל֙be.Kholin every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 10
מִשְׁלַ֣חmish.Lach<the> undertaking of
Lemma: מִשְׁלַח (mish.lach) · Strong's: H4916A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sending
Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 15:10, Deuteronomy 28:8, Deuteronomy 28:20, Isaiah 7:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4916A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 11
יָדֶ֔ךָya.De.khahand your
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027U
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: undertake
Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 15:10, Deuteronomy 28:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027U; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 12
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 13
הָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 14
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-where
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 15
אַתָּ֥ה'a.Tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 16
בָא\־va'-[are] about to go
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 17
שָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahthere towards
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 18
לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ\׃\ \סle.rish.Tahto take possession of it
Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to possess: take
Used 188 times. Also: Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3423H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:20 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You may charge a foreigner | → | נׇכְרִי H5237 foreign |
| interest | → | נָשַׁךְ H5391B to pay interest |
| but not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| your brother | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| so that | → | מַ֫עַן H4616 because |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| may bless you | → | בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless |
| in everything | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| to which you put | → | מִשְׁלַח H4916A sending |
| your hand | → | יָד H3027U hand: undertake |
| in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| are entering | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| . . . | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| to possess | → | יָרַשׁ H3423H to possess: take |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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