Deuteronomy 15:1

Every seven years thou shalt make a release.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And this is the ordinance of the release: thou shalt remit every private debt which thy neighbour owes thee, and thou shalt not ask payment of it from thy brother; for it has been called a release to the Lord thy God.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:10Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the fruits of it.

Deuteronomy 31:10And Moses charged them in that day, saying, After seven years, in the time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

Jeremiah 34:14and serve the king of Babylon. For they prophesy unrighteous words to you,

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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