Deuteronomy 15:11 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.

Thou and Ye

  • thee, thou, thine, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

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Thompson Chains

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Cross References

  • Matthew 26:11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
  • Mark 14:7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
  • John 12:8 For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
  • Deuteronomy 15:8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
  • Proverbs 22:2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

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Topics

  • Alms Commandments and practices concerning Alms
  • Beneficence General scriptures concerning Beneficence
  • Fraternity General scriptures concerning Fraternity
  • Lending General scriptures concerning Lending
  • Liberality General scriptures concerning Liberality

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • For the poor אֶבְיוֹן ʾebyôn אֶבְיוֹן Adjective · masculine singular
  • shall never cease לֹא lōʾ Negative יֶחְדַּל yeḥdal חָדַל Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • out of מִקֶּרֶב miqqereb קֶרֶב Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • the land הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
  • therefore I command כִּי kî Conjunction עַל ʿal Preposition כֵּן kēn Demonstrative אָנֹכִי ʾānōkî Pronoun · first person common singular מְצַוְּךָ mĕṣawwĕkā צָוָה Verb · piel active participle, masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • thee, saying לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • Thou shalt open פָּתֹחַ pātōaḥ פָּתַח Verb · qal infinitive absolute
  • thine hand אֶת ʾet Object marker יָדְךָ yodkā יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • wide תִּפְתַּח tiptaḥ פָּתַח Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • unto thy brother לְאָחִיךָ lĕʾāḥîkā אָח Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • to thy poor לַעֲנִיֶּךָ laʿăniyyekā עָנִי Adjective · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • and to thy needy וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ ûlĕʾebyōnĕkā אֶבְיוֹן Adjective · masculine singular construct · with and, preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • in thy land בְּאַרְצֶךָ bĕʾarṣekā אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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