Deuteronomy 15:2

Deuteronomy 15:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord’s release.
• New International Version (NIV)This is how it is to be done: Every creditor shall cancel any loan they have made to a fellow Israelite. They shall not require payment from anyone among their own people, because the Lord’s time for canceling debts has been proclaimed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact it of his neighbor, his brother, because the Lord's release has been proclaimed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And this is the form of the release: Every creditor who has lent anything to his neighbor shall release it; he shall not require it of his neighbor or his brother, because it is called the Lord’s release.

Context of Deuteronomy 15:2

1At the end of every seven years you must declare a cancellation of debts. This 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. 4However, there should not be any poor among you, for the Lord will surely bless you in the land that he is giving you as an inheritance,

Deuteronomy 15:2 word by word

וְזֶה֮ דְּבַ֣ר הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ שָׁמ֗וֹט כָּל־בַּ֙עַל֙ מַשֵּׁ֣ה יָד֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַשֶּׁ֖ה בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ לֹֽא־יִגֹּ֤שׂ אֶת־רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ וְאֶת־אָחִ֔יו כִּֽי־קָרָ֥א שְׁמִטָּ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the mannerדָּבָרdâbâr · ChroniclesH1697
• of the releaseשְׁמִטָּהshemiţţâh · remissionH8059
• Every creditorיָדyâd · handH3027
• Every creditorמַשֶּׁהmashsheh · loanH4874
• Every creditorבַּעַלba‛al · master: [master of]H1167
• that lendethנָשָׁהnâshâh · to lendH5383
• unto his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• shall releaseשָׁמַטshâmaţ · to releaseH8058
• he shall not exactנָגַשׂnâgaώ · to oppressH5065
• or of his brotherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• because it is calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 15:2

• Nehemiah 5:7I considered these things carefully and then registered a complaint with the wealthy and the officials. I said to them, “Each one of you is seizing the collateral from your own countrymen!” Because of them I called for a great public assembly.
• Isaiah 58:3They lament, ‘Why don’t you notice when we fast? Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’ Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.
• Amos 8:4Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land.
• Matthew 6:12and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.
• Matthew 18:25Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.
• Luke 6:34And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full.
• Luke 7:42When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
• James 2:13For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 15:2

• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The remission happened every seventh year across the nation ("the Sabbath year," Leviticus 25:1–7). The timing followed the national calendar, not the date when a loan was made. As a result, a loan could be canceled only one year after it was given.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it--not by an absolute discharge of the debt, but by passing over that year without exacting payment. The relief was temporary and peculiar to that year during which there was a total suspension of agricultural labor. he shall not exact it ... of his brother--that is, an Israelite, so called in opposition to a stranger or foreigner. because it is called the Lord's release--The reason…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 15:2

• Creditor
• Lending
• Poor
• Sabbatic Year

In the dictionaries

• Agriculture
• Bless
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• Debtor
• Firstling
• Release
• Sabbatical year
• Atonement, Day of
• Creditor

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