| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 15:18:1 ⧉לֹא־יִקְשֶׁ֣הloyikshehIt shall not be hard Deuteronomy 15:18:2 ⧉בְעֵינֶ֗ךָbeeinekhain your eyes Deuteronomy 15:18:3 ⧉בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֨beshalleakhawhen you send away Deuteronomy 15:18:4 ⧉אֹת֤וֹotohim Deuteronomy 15:18:5 ⧉חָפְשִׁי֙khofshifree Deuteronomy 15:18:6 ⧉מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְmeimmakhfrom you Deuteronomy 15:18:7 ⧉כִּ֗יkifor Deuteronomy 15:18:8 ⧉מִשְׁנֶה֙mishnehdouble Deuteronomy 15:18:9 ⧉שְׂכַ֣רsekharthe wage Deuteronomy 15:18:10 ⧉שָׂכִ֔ירsakhirof a hired worker Deuteronomy 15:18:11 ⧉עֲבֽ͏ָדְךָ֖avdekhahe has served you Deuteronomy 15:18:12 ⧉שֵׁ֣שׁsheshsix Deuteronomy 15:18:13 ⧉שָׁנִ֑יםshanimyears Deuteronomy 15:18:14 ⧉וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙uverakhkhaand will bless you Deuteronomy 15:18:15 ⧉יְהוָ֣הyahwehthe LORD Deuteronomy 15:18:16 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָelohekhayour God Deuteronomy 15:18:17 ⧉בְּכֹ֖לbekholin all Deuteronomy 15:18:18 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherthat Deuteronomy 15:18:19 ⧉תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃פtaasehyou do |
| 18. Formal Translation It must not be hard in your eyes when you send him away free, for he has served you six years—worth double the wage of a hired worker; and the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Generous Rewarder} will bless you in all that you do. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation Do not let it seem difficult to let him go free from you, because he has given you six years of service at a value twice that of a hired worker’s pay, and the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Faithful Provider} will bless you in everything you do. |