Study it in the app“For the needy one will never cease from the midst of the land; therefore I am commanding you, saying, “You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your poor, and to your needy in your land.””
The law asks not to close your hand to a brother in needGenerosity and MoneyDo not close your hand to a needy brother; open itJustice and mercy
Forכִּיthe needy one will neverלֹא אֶבְיוֹןceaseיֶחְדַּלfrom the midstמִקֶּרֶבof the land;הָאָרֶץthereforeעַל כֵּןIאָנֹכִיam commanding you,מְצַוְּךָsaying,לֵאמֹר“You shall freely openפָּתֹחַ תִּפְתַּחyour handאֶת יָדְךָto your brother,לְאָחִיךָto your poor,לַעֲנִיֶּךָand to your needyוּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָin your land.”בְּאַרְצֶךָ
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyon” appearscease, stop
Stop doing something, cease; leave off.
Where else “yechdal” appearsmidst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearscommand
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “metsav” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsopen
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “patoach” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appearspoor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “aniye” appearsJesus says similar words in Matthew 26:11: “you always have the poor with you.”
10You shall freely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because on account of this thing YHWH your Elohim will bless you in all your work and in every undertaking of your hand.
11 · This verse (above)
12If your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.
