Deuteronomy 15:8

American Standard Version

but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth.

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Deuteronomy 15:8 in other translations

but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, which he lacks.

Deuteronomy 15:8 · World English Bible

Deuteronomy 15:8 in context

  1. 6For Jehovah thy God will bless thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.
  2. 7If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;
  3. 8but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth.
  4. 9Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
  5. 10Thou shalt surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him; because that for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.