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Deuteronomy 15:4
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Deuteronomy 15:4
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4 However, there should not be any poor among you, for the Lord[a] will surely bless[b] you in the land that he[c] is giving you as an inheritance,[d]
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- Deuteronomy 15:4 tc After the phrase “the Lord” many mss and versions add “your God” to complete the usual full epithet.
- Deuteronomy 15:4 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “surely.” Note however, that the use is rhetorical, for the next verse attaches a condition.
- Deuteronomy 15:4 tn Heb “the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.
- Deuteronomy 15:4 tn The Hebrew text includes “to possess.”
Deuteronomy 15:6
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Deuteronomy 15:6
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6 For the Lord your God will bless you just as he has promised; you will lend to many nations but will not borrow from any, and you will rule over many nations but they will not rule over you.
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Deuteronomy 15:10
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Deuteronomy 15:10
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10 You must by all means lend[a] to him and not be upset by doing it,[b] for because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.
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- Deuteronomy 15:10 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “by all means.”
- Deuteronomy 15:10 tc Heb “your heart must not be grieved in giving to him.” The LXX and Orig add, “you shall surely lend to him sufficient for his need,” a suggestion based on the same basic idea in v. 8. Such slavish adherence to stock phrases is without warrant in most cases, and certainly here.
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