Deuteronomy 15:12

כִּֽי ־ יִמָּכֵר לְךָ אָחִיךָ הָֽעִבְרִי אוֹ הָֽעִבְרִיָּה וַעֲבָֽדְךָ שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים וּבַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִת תְּשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ חָפְשִׁי מֵעִמָּֽךְ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And if 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.

In Context

11כִּי לֹא ־ יֶחְדַּל אֶבְיוֹן מִקֶּרֶב הָאָרֶץ עַל ־ כֵּן אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ לֵאמֹר פָּתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח אֶת ־ יָדְךָ לְאָחִיךָ לַעֲנִיֶּךָ וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ בְּאַרְצֶֽךָ ׃ ס

13וְכִֽי ־ תְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ חָפְשִׁי מֵֽעִמָּךְ לֹא תְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ רֵיקָֽם ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 21:1וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תָּשִׂים לִפְנֵיהֶֽם ׃

Leviticus 25:39וְכִֽי ־ יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ עִמָּךְ וְנִמְכַּר ־ לָךְ לֹא ־ תַעֲבֹד בּוֹ עֲבֹדַת עָֽבֶד ׃

Deuteronomy 15:1מִקֵּץ שֶֽׁבַע ־ שָׁנִים תַּעֲשֶׂה שְׁמִטָּֽה ׃

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 15:2-12

The Year of Release. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. 2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord 's release. 3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release; 4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land… Read the whole commentary →

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