Deuteronomy 15:6
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For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.
In other translations
For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.
Hebrew words
כִּי־ki-forH3588יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430בֵּרַכְךָberakhkhahe has blessed youH1288כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834דִּבֶּר־diber-he spokeH1696לָךְlakhto <the> youוְהַעֲבַטְתָּveha'avataand you will lend toH5670גּוֹיִםgoyimnationsH1471רַבִּיםrabimmanyH7227וְאַתָּהve'atahand youH859לֹאlo'notH3808תַעֲבֹטta'avotyou will borrowH5670וּמָשַׁלְתָּumashaltaand you will ruleH4910בְּגוֹיִםbegoyimover nationsH1471רַבִּיםrabimmanyH7227וּבְךָuvekhaand over <the> youלֹאlo'notH3808יִמְשֹׁלוּ׃ סyimsholuthey will ruleH4910
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Deuteronomy 28:12-1312 The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 13 And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:12 The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none. 13 The LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward, if you hear and carefully follow the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am giving you today.
- Proverbs 22:7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
- 1 Kings 4:21And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- Luke 6:35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.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.
- Nehemiah 9:27Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.
- Psalm 37:21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
- Ezra 4:20There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.
- Psalm 112:5A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
- Psalm 37:26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
- Deuteronomy 28:44He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
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