Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version However, there need be no poor people among you, for in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you, New Living Translation “There should be no poor among you, for the LORD your God will greatly bless you in the land he is giving you as a special possession. English Standard Version But there will be no poor among you; for the LORD will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess— Berean Standard Bible There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, King James Bible Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it: New King James Version except when there may be no poor among you; for the LORD will greatly bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance— New American Standard Bible However, there will be no poor among you, since the LORD will certainly bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, NASB 1995 “However, there will be no poor among you, since the LORD will surely bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, NASB 1977 “However, there shall be no poor among you, since the LORD will surely bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, Legacy Standard Bible However, there will be no needy one among you, since Yahweh will surely bless you in the land which Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, Amplified Bible However, there will be no poor among you, since the LORD will most certainly bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, Christian Standard Bible “There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD is certain to bless you in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance — Holman Christian Standard Bible There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD is certain to bless you in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance— American Standard Version Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee (for Jehovah will surely bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it), Aramaic Bible in Plain English That there shall not be poor among you, because LORD JEHOVAH your God will certainly bless you in the land that LORD JEHOVAH your God gives you to possess it: Brenton Septuagint Translation For thus there shall not be a poor person in the midst of thee, for the Lord thy God will surely bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God gives thee by inheritance, that thou shouldest inherit it. Douay-Rheims Bible And there shall be no poor nor beggar among you: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in the land which he will give thee in possession. English Revised Version Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee; (for the LORD will surely bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it;) GOD'S WORD® Translation In any case, there shouldn't be any poor people among you, because the LORD your God will certainly bless you in the land he is giving you as your own possession. Good News Translation "The LORD your God will bless you in the land that he is giving you. Not one of your people will be poor International Standard Version Moreover, there will be no poor person among you, for the LORD will surely bless you in the land that he is about to give you to possess. JPS Tanakh 1917 Howbeit there shall be no needy among you--for the LORD will surely bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it-- Literal Standard Version except there is an end [when] no poor [are] with you; for YHWH greatly blesses you in the land which your God YHWH is giving to you [for] an inheritance to possess it, Majority Standard Bible There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, New American Bible However, since the LORD, your God, will bless you abundantly in the land the LORD, your God, will give you to possess as a heritage, there shall be no one of you in need NET Bible However, there should not be any poor among you, for the LORD will surely bless you in the land that he is giving you as an inheritance, New Revised Standard Version There will, however, be no one in need among you, because the LORD is sure to bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as a possession to occupy, New Heart English Bible However there shall be no poor with you; (for the LORD will surely bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it;) Webster's Bible Translation Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it: World English Bible However there will be no poor with you (for Yahweh will surely bless you in the land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance to possess) Young's Literal Translation only when there is no needy one with thee, for Jehovah doth greatly bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance to possess it. Additional Translations ... Context The Seventh Year…3You may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you. 4There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, 5if only you obey the LORD your God and are careful to follow all these commandments I am giving you today.… Cross References Deuteronomy 15:5 if only you obey the LORD your God and are careful to follow all these commandments I am giving you today. Deuteronomy 28:8 The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you. Treasury of Scripture Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it: Save, etc. greatly bless Deuteronomy 14:29 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest. Deuteronomy 28:1-8,11 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: … Proverbs 11:24,25 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty… Jump to Previous Bless Blessing Howbeit However Inheritance Need Needy Poor Possess Richly Save SurelyJump to Next Bless Blessing Howbeit However Inheritance Need Needy Poor Possess Richly Save SurelyDeuteronomy 15 1. The seventh year a year of release for the poor7. one must be generous in lending or giving 12. A Hebrew servant, except by choice, must be freed in the seventh year 19. All firstborn males of the cattle are to be sanctified unto the Lord. (4) Save when there shall be no poor (man) among you.--This clause is the source of a very interesting passage in the Acts of the Apostles, Deuteronomy 4:34, "Great grace was upon them all, for neither was there among them any (one) that lacked" The words at the beginning of the verse in Hebrew, "save when" may also be rendered (as in the Margin) "to the end that," or "to such an extent that there shall be no poor man among you." Those who can well afford to pay need not be excused from their obligations. For the Lord thy God shall greatly bless thee.--So in Acts 4:33, "Great grace was upon them all." The blessing need not be equal and universal prosperity, if those who have the good things of this world will always remember the poor to such an extent that no member of the community shall be left in want. Verse 4. - Save when there shall be no poor among you; rather, only that there shall be no poor among you; q.d., this ordinance is not intended to prevent creditors seeking the payment of their just debts, but only to prevent there being poor in the land. The reason assigned is that the Lord would greatly bless them in the land which he had given them, so that the creditor would be no loser by refraining from exacting his debt from his brother in the seventh year.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew There will beיִֽהְיֶה־ (yih·yeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be no לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no poor among you, אֶבְי֑וֹן (’eḇ·yō·wn) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 34: In want, needy, poor however, אֶ֕פֶס (’e·p̄es) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 657: Cessation, an end, no further, the ankle, foot because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will surely bless you בָרֵ֤ךְ (ḇā·rêḵ) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse in the land בָּאָ֕רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative is giving נֹֽתֵן־ (nō·ṯên-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you לְךָ֥ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew to possess לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ (lə·riš·tāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin as an inheritance, נַחֲלָ֖ה (na·ḥă·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion Links Deuteronomy 15:4 NIVDeuteronomy 15:4 NLT Deuteronomy 15:4 ESV Deuteronomy 15:4 NASB Deuteronomy 15:4 KJV Deuteronomy 15:4 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 15:4 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 15:4 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 15:4 French Bible Deuteronomy 15:4 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 15:4 However there shall be no poor (Deut. 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