Deuteronomy 14:29

“And the Levite shall come, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the resident alien, the orphan, and the widow who are within your gates, and they shall eat and be satisfied, so that YHWH your Elohim may bless you in all the work of your hand that you do.”

Deuteronomy 14:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 14:29, word by word

And the Leviteלֵּוִיlevi

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

Where else “levi” appears
shall comeבָאva

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “va” appears
portionחֵלֶקchelek

portion

What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".

Where else “chelek” appears
or inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachala” appears
and the resident alienגֵּרger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
the orphanיָּתוֹםyatom

fatherless

Orphan; above all one who has lost his father.

Where else “yatom” appears
and the widowאַלְמָנָהalmana

widow

Widow.

Where else “almana” appears
within your gatesשְׁעָרֶיsheare

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

Where else “sheare” appears
and they shall eatאָכְלוּachlu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “achlu” appears
and be satisfiedשָׂבֵעוּsaveu

be satisfied

To eat until one wants no more.

Where else “saveu” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
may bless youיְבָרֶכְyevarech

bless

God gives good things: life, children, harvests.

Where else “yevarech” appears
the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

labor

What one does each day to earn a living: his work, his trade.

Where else “maase” appears
of your handיָדְyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yad” appears
you doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “taase” appears

The context

28At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year and lay it up within your gates.

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