Deuteronomy 15
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Deuteronomy 15:7-18

7“IfH3588 there is 1a poorH34 manH34 with you, oneH259 of your brothersH251, in anyH259 of your 2townsH8179 in your landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you, 3you shall not hardenH553 your heartH3824, norH3808 closeH7092 your handH3027 from your poorH34 brotherH251; 8but 4you shall freelyH6605 openH6605 your handH3027 to him, and shall generouslyH5670 lendH5670 him sufficientH1767 for his needH4270 in whateverH834 he lacksH2637. 9BewareH8104 that there is noH6435 baseH1100 5thoughtH1697 in your heartH3824, sayingH559, ‘6The seventhH7651 yearH8141, the yearH8141 of remissionH8059, is nearH7126,’ and 7your eyeH5869 is hostileH7489 toward your poorH34 brotherH251, and you giveH5414 him nothingH3808; then he 8may cryH7121 to the LordH3068 againstH5921 you, and it will be a sinH2399 in you. 10You shall generouslyH5414 giveH5414 to him, and your heartH3824 shall not be grievedH7489 when you giveH5414 to him, becauseH3588H1558 9for thisH2088 thingH1697 the LordH3068 your GodH430 will blessH1288 you in allH3605 your workH4639 and in allH3605 10your undertakingsH3027H4916. 1111For the poorH34 will neverH3808 ceaseH2308 to be 12in the landH776; thereforeH5921H3651 I commandH6680 you, sayingH559, ‘You shall freelyH6605 openH6605 your handH3027 to your brotherH251, to your needyH6041 and poorH6041 in your landH776.’

12“13IfH3588 your 14kinsmanH251, a HebrewH5680 manH5680 orH176 womanH5680, is soldH4376 to you, then he shall serveH5647 you sixH8337 yearsH8141, but in the seventhH7637 yearH8141 you shall setH7971 him 15freeH2670. 13WhenH3588 you setH7971 him 16freeH2670, you shall not sendH7971 him awayH7971 empty-handedH7387. 14You shall furnishH6059 him liberallyH6059 from your flockH6629 and from your threshingH1637 floorH1637 and from your wineH3342 vatH3342; you shall giveH5414 to him as the LordH3068 your GodH430 has blessedH1288 you. 15You shall rememberH2142 that you were a slaveH5650 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, and the LordH3068 your GodH430 redeemedH6299 you; thereforeH5921H3651 I commandH6680 you 17thisH2088 todayH3117. 16It shall comeH1961 about 18ifH3588 he saysH559 to you, ‘I will not goH3318 out from you,’ becauseH3588 he lovesH157 you and your householdH1004, sinceH3588 he fares wellH2895 with you; 17then you shall takeH3947 an awlH4836 and pierceH5414 it through his earH241 into the doorH1817, and he shall be your servantH5650 foreverH5769. AlsoH637 you shall doH6213 likewiseH3651 to your maidservantH519.

18“It shall not seemH7185 hardH7185 to you when you setH7971 him 19freeH2670, for he has givenH5647 you sixH8337 yearsH8141 with 20doubleH4932 the serviceH7939 of a hiredH7916 manH7916; so the LordH3068 your GodH430 will blessH1288 you in whateverH3605H834 you doH6213.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 15:7 Lev 25:35; Deut 15:11 ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 15:7 Lit gates ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 15:7 1 John 3:17 ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 15:8 Matt 5:42; Luke 6:34; Gal 2:10 ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 15:9 Lit word ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 15:9 Deut 15:1 ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 15:9 Matt 20:15 ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 15:9 Ex 22:23; Deut 24:15; Job 34:28; Ps 12:5; James 5:4 ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 15:10 Deut 14:29; Ps 41:1; Prov 22:9 ↩
  10. 10. Deuteronomy 15:10 Lit the putting forth of your hand ↩
  11. 11. Deuteronomy 15:11 Matt 26:11; Mark 14:7; John 12:8 ↩
  12. 12. Deuteronomy 15:11 Lit in the midst of ↩
  13. 13. Deuteronomy 15:12 Ex 21:2-6; Lev 25:39-43; Jer 34:14 ↩
  14. 14. Deuteronomy 15:12 Lit brother ↩
  15. 15. Deuteronomy 15:12 Lit free from you ↩
  16. 16. Deuteronomy 15:13 Lit free from you ↩
  17. 17. Deuteronomy 15:15 Lit this thing ↩
  18. 18. Deuteronomy 15:16 Ex 21:5, 6 ↩
  19. 19. Deuteronomy 15:18 Lit free from you ↩
  20. 20. Deuteronomy 15:18 Lit double the amount ↩

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 15

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