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Deuteronomy 28:44

He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

KJV

Ipse fœnerabit tibi, et tu non fœnerabis ei. Ipse erit in caput, et tu eris in caudam.

Vulgate

οὗτος δανιεῖ σοι, σὺ δὲ τούτῳ οὐ δανιεῖς· οὗτος ἔσται κεφαλή, σὺ δὲ ἔσῃ οὐρά.

LXX

He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

ASV

ה֣וּא יַלְוְ/ךָ֔ וְ/אַתָּ֖ה לֹ֣א תַלְוֶ֑/נּוּ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶ֣ה לְ/רֹ֔אשׁ וְ/אַתָּ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה לְ/זָנָֽב

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
זָנָ֔ב
znb
noun · 11×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נּוּ
nv
verb · 25×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 28:12 — The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt
  • Deut 28:12 — The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt
  • Lam 1:5 — Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.