Deuteronomy 23:20 Hebrew Word Analysis

0Unto a strangerלַנָּכְרִ֣יh5237
4thou mayest lend upon usuryתַשִּׁ֑יךְh5391
2but unto thy brotherוּלְאָחִ֖יךָh251
3לֹ֣אh3808
4thou mayest lend upon usuryתַשִּׁ֑יךְh5391
5לְמַ֨עַןh4616
6may blessיְבָֽרֶכְךָ֜h1288
7that the LORDיְהוָ֣הh3068
8thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָh430
9בְּכֹל֙h3605
10thee in all that thou settestמִשְׁלַ֣חh4916
11thine handיָדֶ֔ךָh3027
12עַלh5921
13to in the landהָאָ֕רֶץh776
14אֲשֶׁרh834
15אַתָּ֥הh859
16whither thou goestבָאh935
17שָׁ֖מָּהh8033
18to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃h3423

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

American Standard Version (ASV)

unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all that thou puttest thy hand unto, in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

From men of other nations you may take interest, but not from an Israelite: so that the blessing of the Lord your God may be on everything to which you put your hand, in the land which you are about to take as your heritage.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

of a foreigner thou mayest take interest, but of thy brother thou shalt not take interest; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the business of thy hand in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

To a stranger thou mayest lend upon interest; but to thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thy hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

World English Bible (WEB)

to a foreigner you may lend on interest; but to your brother you shall not lend on interest, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all that you put your hand to, in the land where you go in to possess it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

To a stranger thou mayest lend in usury, and to thy brother thou dost not lend in usury, so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in every putting forth of thy hand on the land whither thou goest in to possess it.