Deuteronomy 15:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need.

New Living Translation
Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.

English Standard Version
but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be.

Berean Study Bible
Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.

New American Standard Bible
but you shall fully open your hand to him, and generously lend him enough for his need in whatever he lacks.

NASB 1995
but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks.

NASB 1977
but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks.

Amplified Bible
but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend to him whatever he needs.

Christian Standard Bible
Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him enough for whatever need he has.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him enough for whatever need he has.

Contemporary English Version
Instead, be kind and lend them what they need.

Good News Translation
Instead, be generous and lend them as much as they need.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Be generous to these poor people, and freely lend them as much as they need. Never be hard-hearted and tight-fisted with them.

International Standard Version
Instead, be sure to open your hand to him and lend him enough to lessen his need.

NET Bible
Instead, you must be sure to open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

New King James Version
but you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs.

King James 2000 Bible
But you shall open your hand wide unto him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he lacks.

New Heart English Bible
but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, which he lacks.

World English Bible
but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need [in that] which he wants.

American King James Version
But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wants.

American Standard Version
but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth.

A Faithful Version
But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely lend him enough for his need, that which he lacks.

Darby Bible Translation
but thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto him, and shalt certainly lend him on pledge what is sufficient for his need, [in that] which he lacketh.

English Revised Version
but thou shalt surely open thine hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth.

Webster's Bible Translation
But thou shalt open thy hand wide to him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But thou shalt open thine hand vnto him, and shalt lend him sufficient for his neede which he hath.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But thou shalt open thine hande vnto hym, and lende hym sufficient for his neede which he hath.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
but shalt open thine hande vnto him, and lende him, acordinge as he hath nede.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
But open thyne hande vnto him and lende him sufficient for his nede which he hath.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for you certainly open your hand to him, and certainly lend him sufficiency for his lack which he lacks.

Young's Literal Translation
for thou dost certainly open thy hand to him, and dost certainly lend him sufficient for his lack which he lacketh.

Smith's Literal Translation
For opening, thou shalt open thy hand to him, and lending, thou shalt lend him a sufficiency for his want which he shall want.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But shalt open it to the poor man, thou shalt lend him, that which thou perceivest he hath need of.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Instead, you shall open your hand to the poor, and you shall lend to him whatever you perceive him to need.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
But open to him your hand and lend him anything that is lacking to him.

Lamsa Bible
But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely lend him whatsoever he lacks.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou shalt surely open thine hands to him, and shalt lend to him as much as he wants according to his need.
















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