NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon It shall not seem hardqashah (kaw-shaw') to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications) unto thee `ayin (ah'-yin) an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) when thou sendest him away shalach (shaw-lakh') to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) free chophshiy (khof-shee') exempt (from bondage, tax or care) -- free, liberty. from thee for he hath been worth sakar (saw-kawr') payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit -- hire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth. a double mishneh (mish-neh') a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location) hired servant sakiyr (saw-keer') a man at wages by the day or year -- hired (man, servant), hireling. to thee in serving `abad (aw-bad') to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc. thee six shesh (shaysh) six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth. years shaneh (shaw-neh') a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly). and the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. thy God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. shall bless barak (baw-rak') to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) thee in all that thou doest `asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "It shall not seem hard to you when you set him free, for he has given you six years with double the service of a hired man; so the LORD your God will bless you in whatever you do. King James Bible It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest. Holman Christian Standard Bible Do not regard it as a hardship when you set him free, because he worked for you six years--worth twice the wages of a hired hand. Then the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do." International Standard Version Don't view this as a hardship for yourself when you set him free, for he will have served you for six years—twice the time of a paid worker. Then the LORD will bless you in all that you do." NET Bible You should not consider it difficult to let him go free, for he will have served you for six years, twice the time of a hired worker; the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do. GOD'S WORD® Translation If you have to let your slave go free, it won't be a hardship for you. It would have cost you twice as much to hire someone to do the same work for those six years. Besides, the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do. King James 2000 Bible It shall not seem hard unto you, when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth a double hired servant to you, in serving you six years: and the LORD your God shall bless you in all that you do. Links Deuteronomy 15:18Deuteronomy 15:18 NIV Deuteronomy 15:18 NLT Deuteronomy 15:18 ESV Deuteronomy 15:18 NASB Deuteronomy 15:18 KJV |