Deuteronomy 15:2

וְזֶה דְּבַר הַשְּׁמִטָּה שָׁמוֹט כָּל ־ בַּעַל מַשֵּׁה יָדוֹ אֲשֶׁר יַשֶּׁה בְּרֵעֵהוּ לֹֽא ־ יִגֹּשׂ אֶת ־ רֵעֵהוּ וְאֶת ־ אָחִיו כִּֽי ־ קָרָא שְׁמִטָּה לַֽיהוָֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1מִקֵּץ שֶֽׁבַע ־ שָׁנִים תַּעֲשֶׂה שְׁמִטָּֽה ׃

3אֶת ־ הַנָּכְרִי תִּגֹּשׂ וַאֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֶת ־ אָחִיךָ תַּשְׁמֵט יָדֶֽךָ ׃

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Cross References

Nehemiah 5:10וְגַם ־ אֲנִי אַחַי וּנְעָרַי נֹשִׁים בָּהֶם כֶּסֶף וְדָגָן נַֽעַזְבָה ־ נָּא אֶת ־ הַמַּשָּׁא הַזֶּֽה ׃

Amos 8:4שִׁמְעוּ ־ זֹאת הַשֹּׁאֲפִים אֶבְיוֹן וְלַשְׁבִּית ענוי ־ אָֽרֶץ ׃

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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