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Deuteronomy 15:1
1At the end of seven years thou shalt make a release,
Deuteronomy 15:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
- New International Version (NIV)At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release of debts.
Context of Deuteronomy 15:1
At the end of seven years thou shalt make a release, 2and this is the manner of the release: Every creditor shall relax his hand from the loan which he hath lent unto his neighbour; he shall not demand it of his neighbour, or of his brother; for a release to Jehovah hath been proclaimed. 3Of the foreigner thou mayest demand it; but what is thine with thy brother thy hand shall release;
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מִקֵּ֥ץ שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֖ים תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה שְׁמִטָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 15:1
- Deuteronomy 31:10And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, at the set time of the year of release, at the feast of tabernacles,
- Exodus 21:2If thou buy a Hebrew bondman, six years shall he serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
- Exodus 23:10And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in its produce;
- Leviticus 25:2Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, When ye come into the land that I will give you, the land shall celebrate a sabbath to Jehovah.
- Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound;
- Jeremiah 36:8And Baruch the son of Nerijah did according to all that the prophet Jeremiah commanded him, reading in the book the words of Jehovah in Jehovah's house.
- Luke 4:18[The] Spirit of [the] Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to [the] poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to [the] blind sight, to send forth [the] crushed delivered,
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 15:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release - For an explanation of many things in this chapter, see the notes on Exodus 21 (note), Exodus 23 (note), and Leviticus 25 (note).Read the comment
- 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
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The year of release. (1-11) Concerning the release of servants. (12-18) Respecting the firstlings of cattle. (19-23) Verses 1-11 This year of release typified the grace of the gospel, in which is proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord; and by which we obtain the release of our debts, that is, the pardon of our sins. The law is spiritual, and lays restraints upon the thoughts of the heart. We mistake, if we think thoughts are free from God's knowledge…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1cancel debts: This refers to releasing people from what they owe. It means freeing them from financial bondage (being trapped by unpaid debt). The creditor was to forgive the debt. The person who owed money would not face further penalty for failing to repay it.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111. At the end of every seven years--during the last of the seven, that is, the sabbatical year (Ex 21:2; 23:11; Le 25:4; Jr 34:14).Read the comment
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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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