Deuteronomy 15:1

In the seventh year thou shalt make a remission,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

In Context

2Which shall be celebrated in this order. He to whom any thing is owing from his friend or neighbour or brother, cannot demand it again, because it is the year of remission of the Lord,

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Cross References

Exodus 23:10Six years thou shalt sow thy ground, and shalt gather the corn thereof.

Deuteronomy 31:10And he commanded them, saying: After seven years, in the year of remission, in the feast of tabernacles,

Jeremiah 34:14At the end of seven years, let ye go every man his brother being a Hebrew, who hath been sold to thee, so he shall serve thee six years: and thou shalt let him go free from thee: and your fathers did not hearken to me, nor did they incline their ear.

Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Wherefore he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the contrite of heart,

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 15:1

In this chapter Moses gives orders, I. Concerning the release of debts, every seventh year ( ver. 1-6 ), with a caution that this should be no hindrance to charitable lending, ver. 7-11 . II. Concerning the release of servants after seven years' service, ver. 12-18 . III. Concerning the sanctification of the firstlings of cattle to God, ver. 19 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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