New English Translation
Deuteronomy 15:1
1At the end of every seven years you must declare a cancellation of 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 declare a cancellation of debts. 2This is the nature of the cancellation: Every creditor must remit what he has loaned to another person; he must not force payment from his fellow Israelite, for it is to be recognized as “the Lord’s cancellation of debts.” 3You may exact payment from a foreigner, but whatever your fellow Israelite owes you, you must remit.
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מִקֵּ֥ץ שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֖ים תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה שְׁמִטָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 15:1
- Deuteronomy 31:10He commanded them: “At the end of seven years, at the appointed time of the cancellation of debts, at the Feast of Temporary Shelters,
- Exodus 21:2“If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years, but in the seventh year he will go out free without paying anything.
- Exodus 23:10“For six years you are to sow your land and gather in its produce.
- Leviticus 25:2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land must observe a Sabbath to the Lord.
- Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
- Jeremiah 36:8So Baruch son of Neriah did exactly what the prophet Jeremiah had told him to do. He read what the Lord had said from the scroll in the temple of the Lord.
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,
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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