Leviticus 25:37
Strong's Lexicon
You must not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

lend
תִתֵּ֥ן (ṯit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

him
אֶ֨ת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

your silver
כַּסְפְּךָ֔ (kas·pə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3701: 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents

with interest
בְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְ (bə·ne·šeḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5392: 1) interest, usury

or
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

sell
תִתֵּ֥ן (ṯit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

him your food
אָכְלֶֽךָ׃ (’ā·ḵə·le·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 400: 1) food 1a) cereal 1b) meat 2) food supply 3) meal, dinner

for profit.
וּבְמַרְבִּ֖ית (ū·ḇə·mar·bîṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4768: 1) increase, great number, multitude, greatness 1a) increase 1a1) of family 1a2) increment, interest, usury 1b) great number (of people) 1c) greatness (of wisdom)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.

Young's Literal Translation
thy money thou givest not to him in usury, and for increase thou givest not thy food;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are not to lend him your silver with interest or sell him your food for profit.

New American Standard Bible
You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for gain.

King James Bible
Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food at a profit.

New Living Translation
Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him.

English Standard Version
You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.

New American Standard Bible
'You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for gain.

King James Bible
Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are not to lend him your silver with interest or sell him your food for profit.

International Standard Version
You are not to loan him money with interest or sell him your food at a profit.

NET Bible
You must not lend him your money at interest and you must not sell him food for profit.

American Standard Version
Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

English Revised Version
Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

Young's Literal Translation
thy money thou givest not to him in usury, and for increase thou givest not thy food;
















Cross References
Leviticus 25:36
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

Leviticus 25:38
I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.

Isaiah 24:2
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

Jeremiah 15:10
Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.

Leviticus 1:1
And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

Leviticus 25:35
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

Leviticus 25:34
But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

Leviticus 25:39
And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

Leviticus 25:40
But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:
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