Deuteronomy 15:13

and when thou lettest him go out free, from thee, thou shalt not let him go out empty:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

In Context

12When thy brother a Hebrew man (or a Hebrew woman) selleth himself unto thee, then shall he serve thee six years,—and in the seventh year, shalt thou let him go out free from thee;

14thou shalt, richly load, him out of thy flock, and out of thy threshing-floor and out of thy wine-vat,—of that wherewith Yahweh thy God hath blessed thee, shalt thou give unto him;

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Cross References

Exodus 3:21Thus will I give favour to this people in the eyes of the Egyptians,—so shall it come to pass that when ye do go, ye shall not go empty;

Proverbs 3:27Withhold not good from them who ask it, when it is in power of thy hand to do it:

Malachi 3:5Therefore will I draw near unto you for judgment, and will become a swift witness against the mutterers of incantations, and against the adulterers, and against them that swear to a falsehood,—and against them who rob the hire of the hireling, the widow and the fatherless, and that drive away the sojourner, and do not revere me, saith Yahweh of hosts.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 15:13-19

12 And if thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. 13 And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty: 14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord… Read the whole commentary →

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