Exodus 22:25
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.

Young's Literal Translation
‘If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

King James Bible
If thou lend money to [any of] my people [that is] poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

Hebrew
If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

you lend
תַּלְוֶ֣ה (tal·weh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3867: To twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend

money
כֶּ֣סֶף ׀ (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

to [one of] my people
עַמִּ֗י (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

among you
עִמָּ֔ךְ (‘im·māḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

[who is] poor,
הֶֽעָנִי֙ (he·‘ā·nî)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble

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

act
תִהְיֶ֥ה (ṯih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

as a creditor
כְּנֹשֶׁ֑ה (kə·nō·šeh)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5383: To lend, borrow on security, interest

to him;
ל֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

you are not to charge
תְשִׂימ֥וּן (ṯə·śî·mūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

him
עָלָ֖יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

any interest.
נֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ (ne·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5392: Interest on a, debt

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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