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Leviticus 25:37

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

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אֶ֨תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כַּסְפְּךָ֔kaspekhamoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “money”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִתֵּ֥ןtitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toבְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְbeneshekhin usuryנֶשֶׁךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in usury”, the ordinary formH5392interest on a debtusury.וּבְמַרְבִּ֖יתuvemarbitand in multitudeמַרְבִּיתconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in multitude”, the ordinary formH4768a multitude; also offspring; specifically interest (on capital)greatest part, greatness, increase, multitude.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִתֵּ֥ןtitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אָכְלֶֽךָakhelekhafoodאֹכֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “food”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH400foodeating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

Young’s Literal Translation

thy money thou givest not to him in usury, and for increase thou givest not thy food;

World English Bible

You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.

Darby Translation

Thy money shalt thou not give him upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor exact of him any increase of fruits.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt not lend thy money to him at interest, and thou shalt not lend thy meat to him to be returned with increase.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὸ ἀργύριόν σου οὐ δώσεις αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τὸκῳ, καὶ ἐπὶ πλεονασμῷ οὐ δώσεις αὐτῷ τὰ βρώματά σου.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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