Deuteronomy 15:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 15:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 15:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command you to surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 15:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 15:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“because the needy one doth not cease out of the land, therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Thou dost certainly open thy hand to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy one, in thy land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 15:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the needy shall never cease from within the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 15:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Because there shall be euer some poore in the land, therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand vnto thy brother, to thy needie, and to thy poore in thy land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 15:11 in Context — Deuteronomy 15
9 Guárdate que no haya en tu corazón perverso pensamiento, diciendo: Cerca está el año séptimo, el de la remisión; y tu ojo sea maligno sobre tu hermano menesteroso para no darle: que él podrá clamar contra ti á Jehová, y se te imputará á pecado.
10 Sin falta le darás, y no sea tu corazón maligno cuando le dieres: que por ello te bendecirá Jehová tu Dios en todos tus hechos, y en todo lo que pusieres mano.
11 Porque no faltarán menesterosos de en medio de la tierra; por eso yo te mando, diciendo: Abrirás tu mano á tu hermano, á tu pobre, y á tu menesteroso en tu tierra.
12 Cuando se vendiere á ti tu hermano Hebreo ó Hebrea, y te hubiere servido seis años, al séptimo año le despedirás libre de ti.
13 Y cuando lo despidieres libre de ti, no lo enviarás vacío:
What Does Deuteronomy 15:11 Mean?
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