Deuteronomy 15:8

כִּֽי ־ פָתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח אֶת ־ יָדְךָ לוֹ וְהַעֲבֵט תַּעֲבִיטֶנּוּ דֵּי מַחְסֹרוֹ אֲשֶׁר יֶחְסַר לֽוֹ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

In Context

7כִּֽי ־ יִהְיֶה בְךָ אֶבְיוֹן מֵאַחַד אַחֶיךָ בְּאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ בְּאַרְצְךָ אֲשֶׁר ־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ לֹא תְאַמֵּץ אֶת ־ לְבָבְךָ וְלֹא תִקְפֹּץ אֶת ־ יָדְךָ מֵאָחִיךָ הָאֶבְיֽוֹן ׃

9הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ פֶּן ־ יִהְיֶה דָבָר עִם ־ לְבָבְךָ בְלִיַּעַל לֵאמֹר קָֽרְבָה שְׁנַֽת ־ הַשֶּׁבַע שְׁנַת הַשְּׁמִטָּה וְרָעָה עֵֽינְךָ בְּאָחִיךָ הָֽאֶבְיוֹן וְלֹא תִתֵּן לוֹ וְקָרָא עָלֶיךָ אֶל ־ יְהוָה וְהָיָה בְךָ חֵֽטְא ׃

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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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