You shall surely returnהָשֵׁב תָּשִׁיבthe pledgeהַעֲבוֹטto himלוֹwhenכְּthe sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁgoes down,בֹאso that he may sleepוְשָׁכַבin his cloakבְּשַׂלְמָתוֹand bless you;וּבֵרֲכֶךָּand it will beוּ תִּהְיֶהrighteousnessצְדָקָהfor youלְךָbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֶיךָ
Deuteronomy 24:13
Study it in the app“You shall surely return the pledge to him when the sun goes down, so that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and it will be righteousness for you before YHWH your Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 24:13, word by word
- You shall surely returnהָשֵׁבhashev
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashev” appears- the pledgeעֲבוֹטavot
pledge
Pledge: an object left as a guarantee for a loan.
Where else “avot” appears- the sunשֶּׁמֶשׁshemesh
sun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shemesh” appears- goes downבֹאvo
set
For the sun to set.
Where else “vo” appears- so that he may sleepשָׁכַבshachav
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “shachav” appears- in his cloakשַׂלְמָתsalmat
garment, cloak
Garment, cloak.
Where else “salmat” appears- and bless youבֵרֲכֶverache
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “verache” appears- and it will beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsedaka” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” 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
The context
12And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.
13 · This verse (above)
14You shall not exploit a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether of your brothers or of your resident aliens who are in your land, within your gates.