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Deuteronomy 15
15:1

At the end7093 of every seven7651 years8141 thou shalt make6213 a release.8059

15:2

And this is the manner1697 of the release:8059 Every creditor1167 that lendeth5383 ought unto his neighbour7453 shall release8058 it; he shall not exact5065 it of his neighbour,7453 or of his brother;251 because it is called7121 Yahweh's3068 release.8059

15:3

Of a foreigner5237 thou mayest exact5065 it again: but that which is thine with thy brother251 thine hand3027 shall release;8058

15:4

Save657 when there shall be no poor34 among you; for Yahweh3068 shall greatly1288 bless1288 thee in the land776 which Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 giveth5414 thee for an inheritance5159 to possess3423 it:

15:5

Only if thou carefully8085 hearken8085 unto the voice6963 of Yahweh3068 thy Elohim,430 to observe8104 to do6213 all these commandments4687 which I command6680 thee this day.3117

15:6

For Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 blesseth1288 thee, as he promised1696 thee: and thou shalt lend5670 unto many7227 nations,1471 but thou shalt not borrow;5670 and thou shalt reign4910 over many7227 nations,1471 but they shall not reign4910 over thee.

15:7

If there be among you a poor man34 of one259 of thy brethren251 within any259 of thy gates8179 in thy land776 which Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 giveth5414 thee, thou shalt not harden553 thine heart,3824 nor shut7092 thine hand3027 from thy poor34 brother:251

15:8

But thou shalt open6605 thine hand3027 wide6605 unto him, and shalt surely5670 lend5670 him sufficient1767 for his need,4270 in that which he wanteth.2637

15:9

Beware8104 that there be not a thought1697 in thy wicked1100 heart,3824 saying,559 The seventh7651 year,8141 the year8141 of release,8059 is at hand;7126 and thine eye5869 be evil7489 against thy poor34 brother,251 and thou givest5414 him nought; and he cry7121 unto Yahweh3068 against thee, and it be sin2399 unto thee.

15:10

Thou shalt surely5414 give5414 him, and thine heart3824 shall not be grieved3415 when thou givest5414 unto him: because1558 that for this thing1697 Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 shall bless1288 thee in all thy works,4639 and in all that thou puttest4916 thine hand3027 unto.

15:11

For the poor34 shall never cease2308 out of7130 the land:776 therefore I command6680 thee, saying,559 Thou shalt open6605 thine hand3027 wide6605 unto thy brother,251 to thy poor,6041 and to thy needy,34 in thy land.776

15:12

And if thy brother,251 an Hebrew man,5680 or an Hebrew woman,5680 be sold4376 unto thee, and serve5647 thee six8337 years;8141 then in the seventh7637 year8141 thou shalt let him go7971 free2670 from thee.

15:13

And when thou sendest him out7971 free2670 from thee, thou shalt not let him go away7971 empty:7387

15:14

Thou shalt furnish6059 him liberally6059 out of thy flock,6629 and out of thy floor,1637 and out of thy winepress:3342 of that wherewith Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 hath blessed1288 thee thou shalt give5414 unto him.

15:15

And thou shalt remember2142 that thou wast a bondman5650 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 and Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 redeemed6299 thee: therefore I command6680 thee this thing1697 to day.3117

15:16

And it shall be, if he say559 unto thee, I will not go away3318 from thee; because he loveth157 thee and thine house,1004 because he is well2895 with thee;

15:17

Then thou shalt take3947 an aul,4836 and thrust5414 it through his ear241 unto the door,1817 and he shall be thy servant5650 for ever.5769 And also unto thy maidservant519 thou shalt do6213 likewise.

15:18

It shall not seem hard7185 unto thee,5869 when thou sendest him away7971 free2670 from thee; for he hath been worth7939 a double4932 hired servant7916 to thee, in serving5647 thee six8337 years:8141 and Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 shall bless1288 thee in all that thou doest.6213

15:19

All the firstling1060 males2145 that come3205 of thy herd1241 and of thy flock6629 thou shalt sanctify6942 unto Yahweh3068 thy Elohim:430 thou shalt do no work5647 with the firstling1060 of thy bullock,7794 nor shear1494 the firstling1060 of thy sheep.6629

15:20

Thou shalt eat398 it before6440 Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 year8141 by year8141 in the place4725 which Yahweh3068 shall choose,977 thou and thy household.1004

15:21

And if there be any blemish3971 therein, as if it be lame,6455 or blind,5787 or have any ill7451 blemish,3971 thou shalt not sacrifice2076 it unto Yahweh3068 thy Elohim.430

15:22

Thou shalt eat398 it within thy gates:8179 the unclean2931 and the clean2889 person shall eat it alike,3162 as the roebuck,6643 and as the hart.354

15:23

Only thou shalt not eat398 the blood1818 thereof; thou shalt pour8210 it upon the ground776 as water.4325