Lexicon :: Strong's H3867 - lāvâ

She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said, “At last, my husband will become attached to me because I have borne three sons for him.” Therefore he was named Levi.[fn]

“If you lend silver to my people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a creditor to him; you must not charge him interest.

“But also bring your relatives with you from the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, so they may join you and assist you and your sons in front of the tent of the testimony.

“They are to join you and guard the tent of meeting, doing all the work at the tent, but no unauthorized person may come near you.

“The LORD will open for you his abundant storehouse, the sky, to give your land rain in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.

“He will lend to you, but you won’t lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.

Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.

the Jews bound themselves, their descendants, and all who joined with them to a commitment that they would not fail to celebrate these two days each and every year according to the written instructions and according to the time appointed.

The wicked person borrows and does not repay,

but the righteous one is gracious and giving.

He is always generous, always lending,

and his children are a blessing.

Even Assyria has joined them;

they lend support[fn] to the sons of Lot.[fn]Selah

Good will come to the one who lends generously

and conducts his business fairly.

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD,

and he will give a reward to the lender.[fn]

The rich rule over the poor,

and the borrower is a slave to the lender.

So I commended enjoyment because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat, drink, and enjoy himself, for this will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob and will choose Israel again. He will settle them on their own land. The resident alien will join them and be united with the house of Jacob.

people and priest alike,

servant and master,

female servant and mistress,

buyer and seller,

lender and borrower,

creditor and debtor.

No foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD

should say,

“The LORD will exclude me from his people,”

and the eunuch should not say,

“Look, I am a dried-up tree.”

“As for the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD

to minister to him, to love the name of the LORD,

and to become his servants —

all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it

and who hold firmly to my covenant —

They will ask about Zion,

turning their faces to this road.

They will come and join themselves[fn] to the LORD

in a permanent covenant that will never be forgotten.

“When they fall, they will be helped by some, but many others will join them insincerely.

“Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on that day and become my[fn] people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me to you.