God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 15:1
1At the end of every seven years, you must cancel debts.
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 every seven years, you must cancel debts. 2This is what you will do: If you’ve made a loan, don’t collect payment on the debt your neighbor still owes you. Don’t demand that your neighbor or relative pay you, because the ⌞time⌟ for suspending payments on debts has been proclaimed in the Lord’s honor. 3You may demand that a foreigner pay, but don’t collect payment on the debt another Israelite still owes you.
Read all of Deuteronomy 15Deuteronomy 15:1 word by word
מִקֵּ֥ץ שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֖ים תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה שְׁמִטָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 15:1
- Deuteronomy 31:10Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seventh year you must cancel debts. At that time, during the Festival of Booths,
- Exodus 21:2“Whenever you buy a Hebrew slave, he will be your slave for six years. In the seventh year he may leave as a free man, without paying for his freedom.
- Exodus 23:10“For six years you may plant crops in your fields and harvest them,
- Leviticus 25:2“Tell the Israelites: When you come into the land I’m giving you, the land will celebrate a year to honor the Lord.
- Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Almighty Lord is with me because the Lord has anointed me to deliver good news to humble people. He has sent me to heal those who are brokenhearted, to announce that captives will be set free and prisoners will be released.
- Jeremiah 36:8Baruch, son of Neriah, did as the prophet Jeremiah commanded him. In the Lord’s temple he read from the scroll everything that the Lord had said.
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is with me. He has anointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to announce forgiveness to the prisoners of sin and the restoring of sight to the blind, to forgive those who have been shattered by sin,
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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