Deuteronomy 15:3

Deuteronomy 15:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
• New International Version (NIV)You may require payment from a foreigner, but you must cancel any debt your fellow Israelite owes you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of a foreigner you may exact it, but whatever of yours is with your brother your hand shall release.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of a foreigner you may require it; but you shall give up your claim to what is owed by your brother,

Context of Deuteronomy 15:3

1“At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release (remission, pardon) from debt. 2This is the regulation for the release: every creditor shall forgive what he has loaned to his neighbor; he shall not require repayment from his neighbor and his brother, because the Lord’s release has been proclaimed. You may require repayment from a foreigner, but whatever of yours is with your brother [Israelite] your hand shall release. 4However, there will be no poor among you, since the Lord will most certainly bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, 5if only you will listen to and obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all these commandments which I am commanding you today.

Deuteronomy 15:3 word by word

אֶת־הַנָּכְרִ֖י תִּגֹּ֑שׂ וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ אֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ תַּשְׁמֵ֥ט יָדֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of a foreignerנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237
• thou mayest exactנָגַשׂnâgaώ · to oppressH5065
• which is thine with thy brotherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• thine handיָדyâd · handH3027
• shall releaseשָׁמַטshâmaţ · to releaseH8058

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 15:3

• Deuteronomy 23:20You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your fellow Israelite you shall not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are about to enter to possess.
• Matthew 17:25Peter answered, “Yes.” And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly rulers collect duties or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?”
• John 8:35Now the slave does not remain in a household forever; the son [of the master] does remain forever.
• 1 Corinthians 6:6but instead, brother goes to law against brother, and that before [judges who are] unbelievers?
• Galatians 6:10So then, while we [as individual believers] have the opportunity, let us do good to all people [not only being helpful, but also doing that which promotes their spiritual well-being], and especially [be a blessing] to those of the household of faith (born-again believers).

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 15:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 The year of release is no doubt identical with the sabbatical year of the earlier legislation (Exodus 23:10 ff, and Leviticus 25:2 ff), the command of the older legislation being here amplified. The release was probably for the year, not total and final, and had reference only to loans lent because of poverty (compare Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 15:7). Yet even so the law was found to be too stringent for the avarice of the people, because…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23The law of Moses included rules about borrowing and lending. Here, God commanded Israel to cancel debts in the seventh year and to lend generously to the poor. These laws helped poor people survive times of need. They also placed limits on the wealthy so they would not take advantage of those who were vulnerable.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again--Admission to all the religious privileges of the Israelites was freely granted to heathen proselytes, though this spiritual incorporation did not always imply an equal participation of civil rights and privileges (Le 25:44; Jr 34:14; compare 1Ch 22:2; 2Ch 2:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 15:3

• Aliens
• Creditor
• Lending
• Poor
• Sabbatic Year
• Strangers

In the dictionaries

• Agriculture
• Bless
• Cease
• Debt
• Debtor
• Firstling
• Release
• Sabbatical year
• Atonement, Day of
• Borrowing

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings