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Deuteronomy 24:12

If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
Deuteronomy 24:12
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאִם־אִ֥ישׁ עָנִ֖י ה֑וּא לֹ֥א תִשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃

  1. וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  2. אִ֥ישׁ'ish“[is] a person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  3. עָנִ֖י'a.Ni“poor”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָנִי · “afflicted” · Strong's H6041
  4. ה֑וּאHu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  5. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. תִשְׁכַּ֖בtish.Kav“you will lie down”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַב · “sleep” · Strong's H7901H
  7. בַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.To“in pledge his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֲבוֹט · “pledge” · Strong's H5667
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)