Deuteronomy 15
15
1At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. 2And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he hath lent unto his neighbour; he shall not exact it of his neighbour and his brother; because the LORD'S release hath been proclaimed. 3Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it: but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother thine hand shall release. 4Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee; (for the LORD will surely bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it;) 5if only thou diligently hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all this commandment which I command thee this day. 6For the LORD thy God will bless thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee. 7If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: 8but thou shalt surely open thine hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth. 9Beware that there be not a base thought in thine heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. 10Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. 11For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thine hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.
12If thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. 13And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not let him go empty: 14thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy threshing-floor, and out of thy winepress: as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. 15And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing today. 16And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee; 17then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise. 18It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest him go free from thee; for to the double of the hire of an hireling hath he served thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
19All the firstling males that are born of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thine ox, nor shear the firstling of thy flock. 20Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household. 21And if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God. 22Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean shall eat it alike, as the gazelle, and as the hart. 23Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it out upon the ground as water.
Currently Selected:
Deuteronomy 15: RV1885
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society
Deuteronomy 15
15
1 “At the end of seven years you shall grant a remission of debt. 2And this is the manner of the remission of debt: every creditor#Literally “owner of the loan of his hand” shall remit his claim that he holds against his neighbor, and he shall not exact payment from his brother because there#Hebrew “it” a remission of debt has been proclaimed unto#Hebrew “for” Yahweh. 3With respect to the foreigner you may exact payment, but you must remit#Literally “your hand shall remit” what shall be owed to you with respect to your brother. 4Nevertheless, there#Hebrew “it” shall not be among you a poor person, because Yahweh will certainly bless you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance, to take possession of it. 5If only you listen well to the voice of Yahweh your God by observing diligently#Literally “to observe so as to do” all of these commandments#Hebrew “commandment” that I am commanding you today.#Literally “the day” 6When Yahweh your God has blessed you, just as he promised#Literally “spoke” to you, then you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow from them, and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. 7If there is a poor person among you from among one of your brothers in one of your towns#Literally “gates” that Yahweh your God is giving to you, you shall not harden your heart, and you shall not shut your hand toward your brother who is poor.#Literally “from among your brothers, the poor one” 8But you shall certainly open your hand for him, and you shall willingly lend#Literally “lending you shall lend” to him enough to meet his need, whatever it is.#Literally “whatever is lacking for him” 9Take care#Literally “Watch for yourself” so that there#Hebrew “it” will not be a thought of wickedness#Literally “a thing in your heart wickedness” in your heart, saying,#Literally “to say” ‘The seventh year, the year of the remission of debt is near,’ and you view your needy neighbor with hostility,#Literally “is bad your eye against your brother who is needy” and so you do not give to him, and he might cry out against you to Yahweh, and you would incur guilt against yourself.#Literally “it will be against you a sin” 10By all means you must give to him, and you must not be discontented#Literally “and not shall be bad/evil your heart at/when” at your giving to him, because on account of this very thing, Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.#Literally “in all of the sending/putting forth of your hand” 11For the poor#Or “the needy person” will not cease to be among you#Literally “from the midst of “ in the land; therefore I am commanding you, saying,#Literally “to say” ‘You shall willingly open your hand to your brother, to your needy and to your poor that are in your land.’
12If your relative#Or “brother” who is a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman is sold to you, and he or she has served you six years, then in the seventh year you shall send that person out free.#Literally “free from with you” 13And when you send him out free from you, you shall not send him away empty-handed. 14You shall generously supply him from among your flocks and from your threshing floor and from your press; according to that with which Yahweh your God has blessed you, you shall give to him. 15And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you; therefore I am commanding you thus today.#Literally “the day” 16And then if it will happen that he says to you, ‘I do not want to go out#Literally “I will not go out” from you,’ because he loves you and your family, because it is good for him to be with you; 17then you shall take an awl, and you shall thrust it through his earlobe and into the door, and he shall be to you a slave forever;#Literally “a slave of eternity” and you shall also do likewise for your slave woman. 18It shall not be hard in your eyes when you send him forth free,#Literally “in/at you to send him forth free from being with you” because for six years he has served you worth twice the wage of a hired worker; and Yahweh your God will bless you in whatever you will do.#Literally “in all of that you will do”
19“Every firstling male that is born of your herd and of your flock you shall consecrate to Yahweh your God; you shall not do work with the firstling of your ox, and you shall not shear the firstling of your flock. 20Rather before Yahweh#Literally “in the face of Yahweh” your God you shall eat it year by year at the place Yahweh will choose, you and your household. 21But if there is a physical defect in it, such as lameness or blindness, any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to Yahweh your God. 22In your towns#Literally “gates” you shall eat it, the unclean and the clean together may eat it, just as they eat the gazelle and as they eat the deer. 23But you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it on the ground like water.”
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
2010 Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software