Deuteronomy 15:11
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
צָוָה
am commanding/ you
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צָוָה
To command, to charge, to appoint. Tsavah. He will command His angels concerning you. God gives specific instructions to His angels about your protection.
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עַל
there-
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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יָד
hand/ your
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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פָּתַח
certainly to open
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פָּתַח
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
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חָדַל
he will cease
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חָדַל
properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
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