Deuteronomy 15:3

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

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

In Context

2וְזֶה דְּבַר הַשְּׁמִטָּה שָׁמוֹט כָּל ־ בַּעַל מַשֵּׁה יָדוֹ אֲשֶׁר יַשֶּׁה בְּרֵעֵהוּ לֹֽא ־ יִגֹּשׂ אֶת ־ רֵעֵהוּ וְאֶת ־ אָחִיו כִּֽי ־ קָרָא שְׁמִטָּה לַֽיהוָֽה ׃

4אֶפֶס כִּי לֹא יִֽהְיֶה ־ בְּךָ אֶבְיוֹן כִּֽי ־ בָרֵךְ יְבָֽרֶכְךָ יְהוָה בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹֽתֵן ־ לְךָ נַחֲלָה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ ׃

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 23:20לֹא ־ תַשִּׁיךְ לְאָחִיךָ נֶשֶׁךְ כֶּסֶף נֶשֶׁךְ אֹכֶל נֶשֶׁךְ כָּל ־ דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר יִשָּֽׁךְ ׃

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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