Deuteronomy 15
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Deuteronomy 15:2-14

2And this is the mannerH1697 of the releaseH8059: Every creditorH3027H4874H1167 that lendethH5383 ought unto his neighbourH7453 shall releaseH8058 it; he shall not exactH5065 it of his neighbourH7453, or of his brotherH251; because it is calledH7121 Yhwh'sH3068 releaseH8059.1 3Of a foreignerH5237 thou mayest exactH5065 it again: but that which is thine with thy brotherH251 thine handH3027 shall releaseH8058; 4SaveH657 when there shall be no poorH34 among you; for YhwhH3068 shall greatlyH1288 blessH1288 thee in the landH776 which YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 givethH5414 thee for an inheritanceH5159 to possessH3423 it:2 5Only if thou carefullyH8085 hearkenH8085 unto the voiceH6963 of YhwhH3068 thy GodH430, to observeH8104 to doH6213 all these commandmentsH4687 which I commandH6680 thee this dayH3117. 6For YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 blessethH1288 thee, as he promisedH1696 thee: and thou shalt lendH5670 unto manyH7227 nationsH1471, but thou shalt not borrowH5670; and thou shalt reignH4910 over manyH7227 nationsH1471, but they shall not reignH4910 over thee.

7If there be among you a poor manH34 of oneH259 of thy brethrenH251 within anyH259 of thy gatesH8179 in thy landH776 which YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 givethH5414 thee, thou shalt not hardenH553 thine heartH3824, nor shutH7092 thine handH3027 from thy poorH34 brotherH251: 8But thou shalt openH6605 thine handH3027 wideH6605 unto him, and shalt surelyH5670 lendH5670 him sufficientH1767 for his needH4270, in that which he wantethH2637. 9BewareH8104 that there be not a thoughtH1697 in thy wickedH1100 heartH3824, sayingH559, The seventhH7651 yearH8141, the yearH8141 of releaseH8059, is at handH7126; and thine eyeH5869 be evilH7489 against thy poorH34 brotherH251, and thou givestH5414 him nought; and he cryH7121 unto YhwhH3068 against thee, and it be sinH2399 unto thee.34 10Thou shalt surelyH5414 giveH5414 him, and thine heartH3824 shall not be grievedH3415 when thou givestH5414 unto him: becauseH1558 that for this thingH1697 YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 shall blessH1288 thee in all thy worksH4639, and in all that thou puttestH4916 thine handH3027 unto. 11For the poorH34 shall never ceaseH2308 out ofH7130 the landH776: therefore I commandH6680 thee, sayingH559, Thou shalt openH6605 thine handH3027 wideH6605 unto thy brotherH251, to thy poorH6041, and to thy needyH34, in thy landH776.

12And if thy brotherH251, an Hebrew manH5680, or an Hebrew womanH5680, be soldH4376 unto thee, and serveH5647 thee sixH8337 yearsH8141; then in the seventhH7637 yearH8141 thou shalt let him goH7971 freeH2670 from thee. 13And when thou sendestH7971 him out freeH2670 from thee, thou shalt not let him go awayH7971 emptyH7387: 14Thou shalt furnishH6059 him liberallyH6059 out of thy flockH6629, and out of thy floorH1637, and out of thy winepressH3342: of that wherewith YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 hath blessedH1288 thee thou shalt giveH5414 unto him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 15:2 creditor: Heb. master of the lending of his hand. ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 15:4 Save…: or, To the end that there be no poor among you. ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 15:9 thought: Heb. word. ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 15:9 wicked: Heb. Belial. ↩

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 15

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