Deuteronomy 15:13

Deuteronomy 15:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:
• New International Version (NIV)And when you release them, do not send them away empty-handed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty-handed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when you send him away free from you, you shall not let him go away empty-handed;

Context of Deuteronomy 15:13

11There will always be some poor people among you in the land where you are going. So I command you to be generous to other Israelites who are poor. Help them with the things that they need. 12You may buy another Israelite to be your servant, a man or a woman. Let that servant work for you for six years. Then in the seventh year, you must let him go free. When you let him go, you must not send him away with nothing to take with him. 14Give him gifts of sheep, grain and wine. Be generous! Give him many good things, as the Lord has blessed you with good things. 15Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt. But the Lord your God rescued you from there. This is why I am giving you this command today.

Deuteronomy 15:13 word by word

וְכִֽי־תְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ חָפְשִׁ֖י מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְ לֹ֥א תְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ רֵיקָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when thou sendestשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
• him out freeחׇפְשִׁיchophshîy · freeH2670
• emptyרֵיקָםrêyqâm · emptilyH7387

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 15:13

• Exodus 21:2If you buy an Israelite slave, he must work for you for six years. But in the seventh year he will become a free man. He can leave you. He does not have to pay you any money.
• Deuteronomy 15:14Give him gifts of sheep, grain and wine. Be generous! Give him many good things, as the Lord has blessed you with good things.
• Genesis 31:42The God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac was with me. If he had not helped me, then you would have sent me away with nothing. But God has seen what you have done to hurt me. He has seen how hard I have worked for you. So last night he told you that you had done wrong.’
• Exodus 3:21More than that, I will cause the Egyptians to think well of you, my own people. So when you leave Egypt, they will give you many gifts.
• Leviticus 25:42Israel's people belong to God. I took them out of Egypt. They must not be slaves.
• Proverbs 3:27Do not refuse to help those people who need help. If you are able to help them, do it!
• Jeremiah 22:13The Lord says, ‘Terrible trouble will happen to this man! He cheats people so that he can build a beautiful palace for himself. He does not do what is right and fair. He does not pay the people who work for him. His own men have to work for nothing.
• Malachi 3:5At that time, I will come among you as your judge. I will speak clearly against those who have done wrong things. I will punish the magicians, the adulterers and those who tell lies against other people. I will punish those people who are cruel to their workers, or they deceive widows or children who have no family. And I will punish those who do not help foreigners who live among them. People who do those things show that they do not respect me.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.
• Colossians 4:1Masters, be fair to your servants. Give them what is right. Remember that you also serve a master, and he is in heaven.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 15:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thou shalt not let him go away empty - Because during the time he served thee, he made no property for himself, having been always honest towards thee; and now when he leaves thee, he has nothing to begin the world with.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 Here the law concerning Hebrew servants is repeated. There is an addition, requiring the masters to put some small stock into their servants' hands to set up with for themselves, when sent out of their servitude, wherein they had received no wages. We may expect family blessings, the springs of family prosperity, when we make conscience of our duty to our family relations. We are to remember that we are debtors to Divine justice, and have…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. 13-1513-15. thou shalt not let him go away empty--A seasonable and wise provision for enabling a poor unfortunate to regain his original status in society, and the motive urged for his kindness and humanity to the Hebrew slave was the remembrance that the whole nation was once a degraded and persecuted band of helots in Egypt. Thus, kindness towards their slaves, unparalleled elsewhere in those days, was inculcated by the Mosaic law; and in all their conduct…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 15:13

• Beneficence
• Fraternity
• Liberality
• Poor
• Sabbatic Year

In the dictionaries

• Bless
• Cease
• Debtor
• Firstling
• Freedom
• Poor
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• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of

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