Deuteronomy 15:12

'When thy brother is sold to thee, a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, and he hath served thee six years — then in the seventh year thou dost send him away free from thee.

Young's Literal Translation

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

11because the needy one doth not cease out of the land, therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Thou dost certainly open thy hand to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy one, in thy land.

13And when thou dost send him away free from thee, thou dost not send him away empty;

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Cross References

Exodus 21:1'And these [are] the judgments which thou dost set before them:

Leviticus 25:39'And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service;

Deuteronomy 15:1'At the end of seven years thou dost make a release,

John 8:35and the servant doth not remain in the house — to the age, the son doth remain — to the age;

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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