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Give charity to those in need

Commandment 250Positive commandmentParashat Re'ehGifts to the Poor

Scripture

but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks.

Hebrew

ח כִּי-פָתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח אֶת-יָדְךָ, לוֹ; וְהַעֲבֵט, תַּעֲבִיטֶנּוּ, דֵּי מַחְסֹרוֹ, אֲשֶׁר יֶחְסַר לוֹ.

Greek

8 ἀνοίγων ἀνοίξεις τὰς χεῖράς σου αὐτῷ, δάνειον δανιεῖς αὐτῷ ὅσον ἐπιδέεται, καθ᾿ ὅσον ἐνδεεῖται.

Classification

  • Parashah: Re'eh
  • Sefer HaChinuch: 479
  • Mishneh Torah: Seeds — Gifts to the Poor

Stated in

Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.