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Ifאִםyou lendתַּלְוֶהsilverכֶּסֶףto my people,אֶת עַמִּיto the poorאֶת הֶעָנִיwith you,עִמָּךְyou shall not beלֹא תִהְיֶהto himלוֹlike a creditor;כְּנֹשֶׁהyou shall not layלֹא תְשִׂימוּןinterestנֶשֶׁךְon him.עָלָיו
Exodus 22:25
Study it in the app“If you lend silver to my people, to the poor with you, you shall not be to him like a creditor; you shall not lay interest on him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 22:25, word by word
- you lendתַּלְוֶהtalve
lend
To give something of one's own to someone in need, to be returned later.
Where else “talve” appears- silverכֶּסֶףkesef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appears- to my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- to the poorעָנִיani
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “ani” appears- you shall not beתִהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- like a creditorנֹשֶׁהnoshe
lend; creditor
Lend; one who lends and presses for payment, a creditor.
Where else “noshe” appears- you shall not layתְשִׂימוּtesimu
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “tesimu” appears- interestנֶשֶׁךְneshech
interest
Interest: what is charged in addition on a loan.
Where else “neshech” appears
The context
24and my anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will become widows and your sons orphans.
25 · This verse (above)
26If you ever take in pledge the cloak of your neighbor, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down,