Deuteronomy 23:15

Deuteronomy 23:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:
• New International Version (NIV)If a slave has taken refuge with you, do not hand them over to their master.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not give up to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not give back to his master the slave who has escaped from his master to you.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:15

13Always carry a small spade with your other tools. When you go to the toilet, dig a hole with your spade. Then bury your dung in it and cover it with earth. 14For the Lord your God moves among you in your camp. He keeps you safe from your enemies so that you win against them. So make sure that your camp is a holy place. The Lord must not see anything that would bring shame on you. Do not make him turn away from you. Someone's slave may escape from his master and come to you. If that happens, do not send him back to his master. 16He can live anywhere among you. He may choose to live in any of your towns that he likes. Do not be cruel to him. 17No Israelite man or woman must ever become a prostitute at places where people worship their gods.

Deuteronomy 23:15 word by word

לֹא־תַסְגִּ֥יר עֶ֖בֶד אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֑יו אֲשֶׁר־יִנָּצֵ֥ל אֵלֶ֖יךָ מֵעִ֥ם אֲדֹנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not deliverסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• unto his masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• the servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• which is escapedנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:15

• 1 Samuel 30:15David said to him, ‘Can you take me to find these men?’ The man said, ‘Please promise me in God's name that you will not kill me. Promise me that you will not take me back to my master. If you do that, I will lead you to find them.’
• Obadiah 1:14You waited at the place where the roads joined each other. You wanted to kill those that ran away from the enemy. That is why you waited there. You should not have done that. Some Israelites were still alive, but they were in trouble. You should not have taken them to the enemy.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Thou shalt not deliver - the servant which is escaped - unto thee - That is, a servant who left an idolatrous master that he might join himself to God and to his people. In any other case, it would have been injustice to have harboured the runaway.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The case in question is that of a slave who fled from a pagan master to the holy land. It is of course assumed that the refugee was not flying from justice, but only from the tyranny of his lord.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-25Verses 15-25 It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptation to return to the world. We cannot honour God with our substance, unless it be honestly and honourably come by. It must not only be considered what we give, but how we got it. Where the borrower gets, or hopes to get, it is just that the lender…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which has escaped from his master unto thee--evidently a servant of the Canaanites or some of the neighboring people, who was driven by tyrannical oppression, or induced, with a view of embracing the true religion, to take refuge in Israel.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 23:15

• Fugitives
• Oppression
• Refugee Slaves
• Servant

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings