Berean Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 15:12-18
12IfH3588 a fellowH251 HebrewH5680, a man orH176 a womanH5680, is soldH43761 to you and serves youH5647 sixH8337 yearsH8141, then in the seventhH7637 yearH8141 you must set himH7971 freeH2670H5973.
13And whenH3588 you release himH7971H2670H5973, do notH3808 send him awayH7971 empty-handedH7387. 14You are to furnish him liberallyH6059 from your flockH6629, your threshing floorH1637, and your winepressH3342. You shall giveH5414 to him asH834 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 has blessed youH1288. 15RememberH2142 thatH3588 you wereH1961 slavesH5650 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, and the LORDH3068 your GodH430 redeemed youH6299; that is whyH5921H3651 IH595 am givingH6680 youH853 thisH2088 commandH1697 todayH3117.
But ifH3588 your servant saysH559 to youH413, ‘I do notH3808 want to leaveH3318 youH5973,’ becauseH3588 he lovesH157 youH853 and your householdH1004 andH3588 is well offH2895 with youH5973, 17then takeH3947 an awlH4836 and pierceH5414 it through his earH241 into the doorH1817, and he will becomeH1961 your servantH5650 for lifeH5769. AndH637 treatH6213 your maidservantH519 the same wayH3651.
18Do notH3808 regard itH5869 as a hardshipH7185H5973 to setH7971 your servant freeH2670, becauseH3588 his sixH8337 yearsH8141 of serviceH5647 were worth twiceH4932 the wagesH7939 of a hired handH7916. And the LORDH3068 your GodH430 will bless youH1288 in allH3605 you doH6213.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 15:12 Or sells himself ↩
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
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