Deuteronomy 15:18
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.”
מִשְׁנֶה
properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)
עָשָׂה
you will do
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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עָבַד
he has served/ you
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עָבַד
To serve, to work, to worship. Abad. You shall worship the LORD your God and Him only shall you serve. Worship and service are the same word in Hebrew.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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שָׂכָר
the hire of
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שָׂכָר
payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
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שֵׁשׁ
six
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שֵׁשׁ
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
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קָשָׁה
it will be hard
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קָשָׁה
properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
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שָׂכִיר
a hired laborer
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שָׂכִיר
a man at wages by the day or year
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חׇפְשִׁי
a free person
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חׇפְשִׁי
exempt (from bondage, tax or care)
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שָׁנֶה
years
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שָׁנֶה
a year (as a revolution of time)
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