Deuteronomy 15
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Deuteronomy 15:2-14

2And thisH2088 is the regulationH1697 for the releaseH8059 ofH8059 debtsH8059: everyH3605 creditorH1167H4874H3027 is to forgiveH8058 whatH834 he has loanedH5383 to his neighborH7453; he shall not requireH5065 it of his neighborH7453 and his brotherH251, becauseH3588 the Lord’sH3068 releaseH8059 has been proclaimedH7121. 31From a foreignerH5237 you may requireH5065 it, but your handH3027 shall 2forgiveH8058 whateverH834 of yours is with your brotherH251. 4HoweverH657H3588, there will be noH3808 poorH34 among you, sinceH3588 3the LordH3068 will certainlyH1288 blessH1288 you in the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you as an inheritanceH5159 to possessH3423, 5ifH518 onlyH7534 you listenH8085 obedientlyH8085 to the voiceH6963 of the LordH3068 your GodH430, to 4followH6213 carefullyH8104 allH3605 thisH2088 commandmentH4687 whichH834 I am commandingH6680 you todayH3117. 65For the LordH3068 your GodH430 will have blessedH1288 you justH3512 asH3512 He has promisedH1696 you, and you will lendH5670 to manyH7227 nationsH1471, but you will not borrowH5670; and you will ruleH4910 over manyH7227 nationsH1471, but they will not ruleH4910 over you.

7“IfH3588 there is 6a poorH34 personH34 among you, oneH259 of your brothersH251, in anyH259 of your 7townsH8179 in your landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you, 8you shall not hardenH553 your heartH3824, norH3808 closeH7092 your handH3027 from your poorH34 brotherH251; 8but 9you shall fullyH6605 openH6605 your handH3027 to him, and generouslyH5670 lendH5670 him enoughH1767 for his needH4270 in whateverH834 he lacksH2637. 9BeH8104 carefulH8104 thatH6435 there is noH6435 mean-spiritedH1100 10thoughtH1697 in your heartH3824, 11suchH559 asH559, ‘12The seventhH7651 yearH8141, the yearH8141 of releaseH8059 ofH8059 debtsH8059, is nearH7126,’ and 13your eyeH5869 isH7489 maliciousH7489 toward your poorH34 brotherH251, and you giveH5414 him nothingH3808; then he 14may cryH7121 outH7121 to the LordH3068 againstH5921 you, and it will be a sinH2399 in you. 10You shall generouslyH5414 giveH5414 to him, and your heartH3824 shall not beH7489 15grudgingH7489 when you giveH5414 to him, becauseH3588H1558 16for thisH2088 thingH1697 the LordH3068 your GodH430 will blessH1288 you in allH3605 your workH4639, and in allH3605 17your undertakingsH3027H4916. 1118For the poorH34 will not ceaseH2308 19to exist in the landH776; thereforeH5921H3651 I am commandingH6680 you, sayingH559, ‘You shall fullyH6605 openH6605 your handH3027 to your brotherH251, to your needyH6041 and poorH34 in your landH776.’

12“20IfH3588 your fellowH251 countrymanH251, a HebrewH5680 manH5680 orH176 womanH5680, is soldH4376 to you, then he shall serveH5647 you for sixH8337 yearsH8141, but in the seventhH7637 yearH8141 you shall setH7971 him 21freeH2670. 13And whenH3588 you setH7971 him 22freeH2670, you shall not sendH7971 him awayH7971 empty-handedH7387. 14You shall giveH6059 generouslyH6059 to him from your flockH6629, your threshingH1637 floorH1637, and from your wineH3342 vatH3342; you shall giveH5414 to him as the LordH3068 your GodH430 has blessedH1288 you.

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Notes

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

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 15

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