Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee Dillm. etc. transl.: should be no poor. But this is not a correct rendering of the Heb. which uses the positive form of the vb.; and it weakens the writer's confident emphasis on his ideal. He is stating not so much what should beas what shall be, if only(raḳ: see on Deuteronomy 10:15) Israel obeys the law (Deuteronomy 15:5). See introd. note above. The rest of Deuteronomy 15:4 is a parenthesis, and probably a later expansion.

for the Lord will surely bless thee Sam., LXX add thy God; cp. Deuteronomy 2:7; Deuteronomy 28:8.

giveth thee for an inheritance, etc.] See on Deuteronomy 4:21.

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