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 Garde-toi d’être assez méchant pour dire en ton cœur: La septième année, l’année du relâche, approche! Garde-toi d’avoir un œil sans pitié pour ton frère indigent et de lui faire un refus. Il crierait à l’Éternel contre toi, et tu te chargerais d’un péché.
10 Donne-lui, et que ton cœur ne lui donne point à regret; car, à cause de cela, l’Éternel, ton Dieu, te bénira dans tous tes travaux et dans toutes tes entreprises.
11 Il y aura toujours des indigents dans le pays; c’est pourquoi je te donne ce commandement: Tu ouvriras ta main à ton frère, au pauvre et à l’indigent dans ton pays.
12 Si l’un de tes frères hébreux, homme ou femme, se vend à toi, il te servira six années; mais la septième année, tu le renverras libre de chez toi.
13 Et lorsque tu le renverras libre de chez toi, tu ne le renverras point à vide;
What Does Deuteronomy 15:11 Mean?
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