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Deuteronomy 15:4

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15:4 However, there should not be any poor among you, for the Lord 1  will surely bless 2  you in the land that he 3  is giving you as an inheritance, 4 

1 tc After the phrase “the Lord” many mss and versions add “your God” to complete the usual full epithet.

2 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “surely.” Note however, that the use is rhetorical, for the next verse attaches a condition.

3 tn Heb “the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

4 tn The Hebrew text includes “to possess.”



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