Deuteronomy 15 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Remission of Debt Every Seven Years

1 “At the end ^H7093 of every seven ^H7651 years ^H8141 you shall [fn]grant ^H6213 a remission ^H8059 of debts.

2 And this ^H2088 is the manner ^H1697 of remission ^H8059: every ^H3605 creditor ^{H1167 H4874 H3027} shall release ^H8058 what ^H834 he has loaned ^H5383 to his neighbor ^H7453; he shall not exact ^H5065 it of his neighbor ^H7453 and his brother ^H251 because ^H3588 the remission ^H8059 from Yahweh ^H3068 has been proclaimed ^H7121. 3 From a foreigner ^H5237 you may exact ^H5065 it, but your hand ^H3027 shall release ^H8058 whatever ^H834 of yours is with your brother ^H251. 4 However ^H657, there will be no ^H3808 needy ^H34 one ^H34 among you, since ^H3588 Yahweh ^H3068 will surely ^H1288 bless ^H1288 you in the land ^H776 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 is giving ^H5414 you as an inheritance ^H5159 to possess ^H3423, 5 if ^H518 only ^H7534 you listen ^H8085 obediently ^H8085 to the voice ^H6963 of Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430, to be ^H8104 careful ^H8104 to do ^H6213 all ^H3605 this ^H2088 commandment ^H4687 which ^H834 I am commanding ^H6680 you today ^H3117. 6 For Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 will bless ^H1288 you as He has promised ^H1696 you, and you will lend ^H5670 to many ^H7227 nations ^H1471, but you will not borrow ^H5670; and you will rule ^H4910 over many ^H7227 nations ^H1471, but they will not rule ^H4910 over you.

7 “If ^H3588 there is a needy ^H34 one ^H34 among you, one ^H259 of your brothers ^H251, in any ^H259 of your gates ^H8179 of the towns in your land ^H776 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 is giving ^H5414 you, you shall not harden ^H553 your heart ^H3824 nor ^H3808 close ^H7092 your hand ^H3027 from your needy ^H34 brother ^H251; 8 but you shall freely ^H6605 open ^H6605 your hand ^H3027 to him and shall generously ^H5670 lend ^H5670 him sufficient ^H1767 for his need ^H4270 in whatever ^H834 he lacks ^H2637. 9 Beware ^H8104 lest ^H6435 there be a vile ^H1100 [fn]thought ^H1697 in your heart ^H3824, saying ^H559, ‘The seventh ^H7651 year ^H8141, the year ^H8141 of the remission ^H8059 of ^H8059 debts ^H8059, is near ^H7126,’ and your eye ^H5869 is ^H7489 hostile ^H7489 toward your needy ^H34 brother ^H251, and you give ^H5414 him nothing ^H3808; then he may cry ^H7121 to Yahweh ^H3068 against ^H5921 you, and it will be a sin ^H2399 in you. 10 You shall generously ^H5414 give ^H5414 to him, and your heart ^H3824 shall not be ^H7489 grieved ^H7489 when you give ^H5414 to him, because ^H3588 H1558 for this ^H2088 thing ^H1697 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 will bless ^H1288 you in all ^H3605 your work ^H4639 and in all ^H3605 that you send ^H4916 forth ^H4916 your hand ^H3027 to do. 11 For the needy ^H34 will never ^H3808 cease ^H2308 to be [fn]in the land ^H776; therefore ^H5921 H3651 I am commanding ^H6680 you, saying ^H559, ‘You shall freely ^H6605 open ^H6605 your hand ^H3027 to your brother ^H251, to your afflicted ^H6041 and needy ^H34 in your land ^H776.’

12 “If ^H3588 your brother ^H251, a Hebrew ^H5680 man ^H5680 or ^H176 woman ^H5680, is sold ^H4376 to you, then he shall serve ^H5647 you six ^H8337 years ^H8141, but in the seventh ^H7637 year ^H8141 you shall [fn]let ^H7971 him go ^H7971 to be free ^H2670 from you. 13 When ^H3588 you [fn]let ^H7971 him go ^H7971 to be free ^H2670 from you, you shall not [fn]let ^H7971 him go ^H7971 empty-handed ^H7387. 14 You shall furnish ^H6059 him generously ^H6059 from your flock ^H6629 and from your threshing ^H1637 floor ^H1637 and from your wine ^H3342 vat ^H3342; you shall give ^H5414 to him as Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 has blessed ^H1288 you. 15 And you shall remember ^H2142 that you were a slave ^H5650 in the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714, and Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 redeemed ^H6299 you; therefore ^H5921 H3651 I am commanding ^H6680 you [fn]this ^H2088 today ^H3117. 16 And it will be ^H1961 that, if ^H3588 he says ^H559 to you, ‘I will not go ^H3318 out ^H3318 from you,’ because ^H3588 he loves ^H157 you and your household ^H1004, since ^H3588 he fares well ^H2895 with you; 17 then you shall take ^H3947 an awl ^H4836 and pierce ^H5414 it through his ear ^H241 into the door ^H1817, and he shall be your servant ^H5650 forever ^H5769. Also ^H637 you shall do ^H6213 likewise ^H3651 to your maidservant ^H519.

18 “It shall not seem ^H7185 hard ^H7185 in your sight ^H5869 when you [fn]let ^H7971 him go ^H7971 to be free ^H2670 from you, for he has given ^H5647 you six ^H8337 years ^H8141 with [fn]double ^H4932 the service ^H7939 of a hired ^H7916 man ^H7916; so Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 will bless ^H1288 you in whatever ^H3605 H834 you do ^H6213.

19 “You shall set ^H6942 apart ^H6942 as ^H6942 holy ^H6942 to Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 all ^H3605 the firstborn ^H1060 males ^H2145 that are born ^H3205 of your herd ^H1241 and of your flock ^H6629; you shall not work ^H5647 with the firstborn ^H1060 of your herd ^H7794 nor ^H3808 shear ^H1494 the firstborn ^H1060 of your flock ^H6629. 20 You and your household ^H1004 shall eat ^H398 it every ^H8141 year ^H8141 before ^H6440 Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 in the place ^H4725 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 chooses ^H977. 21 But if ^H3588 it has ^H1961 any defect ^H3971, such as lameness ^H6455 or ^H176 blindness ^H5787, or any ^H3605 serious ^H7451 defect ^H3971, you shall not sacrifice ^H2076 it to Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430. 22 You shall eat ^H398 it within your gates ^H8179; the unclean ^H2931 and the clean ^H2889 alike ^H3162 may eat it, as a gazelle ^H6643 or a deer ^H354. 23 Only ^H7534 you shall not eat ^H398 its blood ^H1818; you are to pour ^H8210 it out ^H8210 on the ground ^H776 like water ^H4325.