Deuteronomy 15:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.

Young's Literal Translation
‘It is not hard in thine eyes, in thy sending him away free from thee; for the double of the hire of an hireling he hath served thee six years, and Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee in all that thou dost.

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.

Hebrew
Do not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

regard it
בְעֵינֶ֗ךָ (ḇə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

as a hardship
יִקְשֶׁ֣ה (yiq·šeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7185: To be hard, severe or fierce

to set
בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙ (bə·šal·lê·ḥă·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

[your servant]
אֹת֤וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

free,
חָפְשִׁי֙ (ḥā·p̄ə·šî)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2670: Exempt

because
כִּ֗י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

his six
שֵׁ֣שׁ (šêš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

years
שָׁנִ֑ים (šā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8141: A year

of service
עֲבָֽדְךָ֖ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏə·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

were worth twice
מִשְׁנֶה֙ (miš·neh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4932: A repetition, a duplicate, a double, a second

the wages
שְׂכַ֣ר (śə·ḵar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7939: Payment of contract, salary, fare, maintenance, compensation, benefit

of a hired hand.
שָׂכִ֔יר (śā·ḵîr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7916: A man at wages

And the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

will bless you
וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙ (ū·ḇê·raḵ·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

in all
בְּכֹ֖ל (bə·ḵōl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

you do.
תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ (ta·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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