Deuteronomy 15:18
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It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.
In other translations
It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.
Hebrew words
לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִקְשֶׁהyikshehit will be hardH7185בְעֵינֶךָve'einekhain view yourH5869בְּשַׁלֵּחֲךָbeshalechakhawhen letting go youH7971אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853חָפְשִׁיchafeshia free [person]H2670מֵעִמָּךְme'imakhfrom with <the> youH5973כִּיkiforH3588מִשְׁנֶהmishnehdoubleH4932שְׂכַרsekhar[the] hire ofH7939שָׂכִירsakhira hired laborerH7916עֲבָדְךָ'avadekhahe has served youH5647שֵׁשׁsheshsixH8337שָׁנִיםshanimyearsH8141וּבֵרַכְךָuverakhkhaand he will bless youH1288יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430בְּכֹלbekholin allH3605אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834תַּעֲשֶׂה׃ פta'asehyou will doH6213
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Isaiah 21:16For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:For this is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.
- Isaiah 16:14But now the Lord hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”
- Luke 17:7-87 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? 8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?7 Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’? 8 Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’?
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