Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 15:11
American Standard Version
For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.
Amplified® Bible
For the poor will never cease out of the land; therefore I command you, You shall open wide your hands to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor in your land.
Contemporary English Version
There will always be some Israelites who are poor and needy. That's why I am commanding you to be generous with them.
Darby English Version
For the needy shall never cease from within the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.
Good News Bible
There will always be some Israelites who are poor and in need, and so I command you to be generous to them.
King James Version
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
New American Standard Bible
"For the poor will never cease {to be} in the land; therefore I command you, saying, `You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.'
New International Version
There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land.
New King James Version
For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.’
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" For the poor will never cease to live in the land; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.'
Revised Standard Version
For the poor will never cease out of the land; therefore I command you, You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in the land.
Young's Literal Translation
because the needy one doth not cease out of the land, therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Thou dost certainly open thy hand to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy one, in thy land.