1.
At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
Deuteronomy 31:10, Exodus 21:2, Exodus 23:10, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 25:2-4, Isaiah 61:1-3, Jeremiah 36:8-18, Luke 4:18, Luke 4:19
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 15:12 - General Nehemiah 10:31 - the exaction
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.
creditor that lendeth: Heb. master of the lending of his hand
exact it: Nehemiah 5:7-11, Isaiah 58:3, Amos 8:4-6, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 18:25-35, Luke 6:34-38, Luke 7:42, James 2:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:15 - Damascus Exodus 22:14 - borrow Deuteronomy 31:10 - General Daniel 11:20 - a raiser of taxes in the Matthew 18:28 - and took
3.
Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
Deuteronomy 23:20, Exodus 22:25, Matthew 17:25, Matthew 17:26, John 8:35, 1 Corinthians 6:6, 1 Corinthians 6:7, Galatians 6:10
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 15:4 - Save Nehemiah 5:7 - Ye exact usury Daniel 11:20 - a raiser of taxes in the
4.
Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
Save: etc. or, To the end that there be no poor among you, Houbigant follows this marginal reading, to which he joins the end of the Deuteronomy 15:3, considering it as explanatory of the law; as if he had said, "Thou shalt not exact the debt that is due from thy brother, but thy hand shall release him, for this reason, that there may be no poor among you through your severity." He justly contends that the phrase ephes kee, can here only mean, "to the end that," being equivalent to the French afin que.
greatly bless: Deuteronomy 14:29, Deuteronomy 28:1-8, Deuteronomy 28:11, Proverbs 11:24, Proverbs 11:25, Proverbs 14:21, Proverbs 28:27, Isaiah 58:10, Isaiah 58:11
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 15:10 - because 2 Corinthians 8:2 - the riches
5.
Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 11:13-15, Deuteronomy 28:1-15, Leviticus 26:3-14, Joshua 1:7, Psalms 19:11, Isaiah 1:19, Isaiah 1:20, Philippians 1:27
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 26:17 - hearken 1 Kings 11:38 - if thou wilt
6.
For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations,but they shall not reign over thee.
thou shalt lend: Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 28:44, Psalms 37:21, Psalms 37:26, Psalms 112:5, Proverbs 22:7, Luke 6:35
thou shalt reign: Deuteronomy 28:13, 1 Kings 4:21, 1 Kings 4:24, 2 Chronicles 9:26, Ezra 4:20, Nehemiah 9:27
7.
If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
there be: Lest the preceding law might render the Israelites cautious in lending to the poor, Moses here warns them against being led by so mean a principle; but to lend liberally, and God would reward them.
thou shalt: Deuteronomy 15:9, Proverbs 21:13, Matthew 18:30, James 2:15, James 2:16, 1 John 3:16, 1 John 3:17
Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:35 - thy brother 1 Samuel 30:11 - gave him Nehemiah 5:1 - their brethren Nehemiah 5:3 - mortgaged Nehemiah 10:31 - the exaction Job 22:7 - not given Job 31:16 - withheld Psalms 41:1 - Blessed Psalms 112:5 - showeth Proverbs 19:17 - lendeth Proverbs 22:9 - He that hath a bountiful eye Proverbs 28:27 - that giveth Ecclesiastes 11:1 - thy bread Isaiah 58:10 - thou draw Ezekiel 18:7 - hath given Zechariah 7:9 - saying Matthew 5:42 - General Matthew 25:35 - I was an Luke 6:30 - Give 2 Corinthians 9:7 - not 1 Timothy 6:18 - ready James 1:9 - the brother
8.
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:35 - thy brother Deuteronomy 15:11 - Thou shalt Deuteronomy 24:10 - When Psalms 37:26 - merciful Isaiah 16:14 - three Luke 6:34 - General Luke 11:41 - rather Romans 12:8 - giveth
9.
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
Beware: Proverbs 4:23, Jeremiah 17:10, Matthew 15:19, Mark 7:21, Mark 7:22, Romans 7:8, Romans 7:9, James 4:5
thought: etc. Heb. word with thine heart of Belial
thine eye: Deuteronomy 28:54-56, Proverbs 23:6, Proverbs 24:9, Proverbs 28:22, Matthew 20:15, James 5:9, 1 Peter 4:9
he cry: Deuteronomy 24:15, Exodus 3:7, Exodus 22:23, Job 34:28, Psalms 9:12, Proverbs 21:13, James 5:4
sin unto thee: Matthew 25:41-45, James 4:17, 1 John 3:15-17
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 7:17 - thou shalt Deuteronomy 15:7 - thou shalt Deuteronomy 24:13 - shall be Psalms 37:21 - righteous Proverbs 30:10 - lest Isaiah 5:7 - a cry Amos 4:1 - which oppress Malachi 2:13 - covering Matthew 24:48 - say Acts 8:20 - thou 2 Corinthians 10:5 - every thought James 1:9 - the brother
10.
Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
thine heart: Matthew 25:40, Acts 20:35, Romans 12:8, 2 Corinthians 9:5-7, 1 Timothy 6:18, 1 Timothy 6:19, 1 Peter 4:11
because: Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 14:19, Deuteronomy 14:29, Deuteronomy 24:19, Psalms 41:1, Psalms 41:2, Proverbs 11:24, Proverbs 11:25, Proverbs 22:9, Isaiah 32:8, Isaiah 58:10, 2 Corinthians 9:8-11, Philippians 4:18, Philippians 4:19, Hebrews 13:16
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 15:18 - shall not Deuteronomy 23:20 - that the Deuteronomy 24:13 - shall be Deuteronomy 28:8 - settest Deuteronomy 28:12 - to bless all Proverbs 28:27 - that giveth Ecclesiastes 11:1 - for Haggai 2:19 - from Luke 6:38 - and it
11.
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
the poor: Although Moses, by the statutes relative to the division of the land, and inheritance, and the inalienable nature of it, had studied to prevent any Israelite from being born poor, yet he exhorts them to the exercise of the tenderest compassion and most benevolent actions; and not to refuse assistance to the decayed Israelite, though the sabbatical year drew nigh. Proverbs 22:2, Matthew 26:11, Mark 14:7, John 12:8
Thou shalt: Deuteronomy 15:8, Matthew 5:42, Luke 12:33, Acts 2:45, Acts 4:32-35, Acts 11:28-30, 2 Corinthians 8:2-9, 1 John 3:16-18
Reciprocal: Job 31:17 - have Psalms 112:9 - dispersed Matthew 5:22 - his brother 1 Corinthians 16:2 - as God Ephesians 6:9 - ye James 1:9 - the brother
12.
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.
Deuteronomy 15:1, Exodus 21:2-6, Leviticus 25:39-41, Jeremiah 34:14, John 8:35, John 8:36
Reciprocal: Exodus 21:3 - by himself Job 31:13 - the cause Jeremiah 34:8 - to proclaim Jeremiah 34:9 - Hebrew Colossians 4:1 - give
13.
And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:
This is a most humane and merciful addition to the law in Exodus 21:2-11, enforced upon the Israelites by the consideration of their Egyptian bondage. As a faithful servant has made no property for himself while honestly serving his master, so now, when he quits his service, he has nothing to begin the world with except what the kindness of his master may bestow upon him as a remuneration for his zeal and fidelity. Though what was to be bestowed upon servants is not fixed, yet they were to be liberally supplied - Deuteronomy 15:14. Genesis 31:42, Exodus 3:21, Leviticus 25:42-44, Proverbs 3:27, Proverbs 3:28, Jeremiah 22:13, Malachi 3:5, Colossians 4:1
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.
the Lord: Nehemiah 8:10, Psalms 68:10, Proverbs 10:22, Acts 20:35, 1 Corinthians 16:2
Reciprocal: Numbers 18:27 - the corn Deuteronomy 15:13 - General Job 31:17 - have Romans 12:8 - giveth 2 Corinthians 9:7 - not
15.
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
Deuteronomy 5:14, Deuteronomy 5:15, Deuteronomy 16:12, Exodus 20:2, Isaiah 51:1, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 18:32, Matthew 18:33, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 2:12, Ephesians 4:32, Ephesians 5:1, Ephesians 5:2, Titus 2:14, 1 John 3:16, 1 John 4:9-11
Reciprocal: Exodus 6:6 - redeem Exodus 13:3 - Remember Exodus 22:21 - for ye were strangers Deuteronomy 6:21 - We were Deuteronomy 9:26 - which thou hast brought forth Deuteronomy 24:18 - General 2 Samuel 7:23 - thy people 1 Chronicles 17:21 - redeem Nehemiah 1:10 - whom Psalms 78:35 - their redeemer Psalms 106:7 - they Psalms 107:2 - Let the Psalms 111:9 - sent Psalms 136:24 - General Jeremiah 2:20 - For of Jeremiah 16:14 - that brought Jeremiah 34:13 - in the Ezekiel 16:4 - for Hosea 7:13 - though Micah 6:4 - and redeemed Ephesians 2:11 - remember
16.
And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;
17.
Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
for ever: Leviticus 25:39-42, 1 Samuel 1:22
Reciprocal: Exodus 21:5 - And if Exodus 21:6 - for ever Job 41:4 - a servant
18.
It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
shall not: Deuteronomy 15:10
a double: Isaiah 16:14, Isaiah 21:16, Luke 17:7, Luke 17:8
Reciprocal: Exodus 21:2 - and in the Leviticus 25:50 - according to the time Job 7:1 - like the days
19.
All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.
the firstling: Exodus 13:2, Exodus 13:12, Exodus 34:19, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 3:13, Numbers 18:17, Romans 8:29, Hebrews 12:23
thou shalt do: Deuteronomy 12:5-7, Deuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 14:23, Deuteronomy 16:11, Deuteronomy 16:14, Numbers 18:15
Reciprocal: Exodus 22:30 - Likewise Leviticus 5:15 - in the Leviticus 22:2 - hallow Deuteronomy 12:6 - tithes
20.
Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.
Deuteronomy 12:5-7, Deuteronomy 12:17
Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:15 - in the Deuteronomy 12:6 - tithes Deuteronomy 12:7 - And there Deuteronomy 12:11 - a place Deuteronomy 12:18 - thou must Deuteronomy 14:23 - the firstlings Deuteronomy 16:2 - in the place which
21.
And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 17:1, Leviticus 22:20, Leviticus 22:24, Malachi 1:7, Malachi 1:8
Reciprocal: Leviticus 1:3 - a male Numbers 28:19 - they shall Malachi 1:13 - torn Hebrews 9:14 - without
22.
Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.
the unclean: Deuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 12:21, Deuteronomy 12:22
the roebuck: Tzevee, in Arabic zaby, Chaldee and Syriac tavya, denotes the gazelle or antelope, so called from its stately beauty, as the word imports. In size it is smaller than the roe, of an elegant form, and it motions are light and graceful. It bounds seemingly without effort, and runs with such swiftness that few creatures can exceed it - 2 Samuel 2:18. Its fine eyes are so much celebrated as even to become a proverb; and its flesh is much esteemed for food among eastern nations, having a sweet, musky taste, which is highly agreeable to their palates - 1 Kings 4:23. If to these circumstances we add, that they are gregarious, and common all over the East, whereas the roe is either not known at all, or else very rare in these countries, little doubt can remain that the gazelle and not the roe is intended by the original word.
23.
Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
Deuteronomy 12:16, Deuteronomy 12:23, Leviticus 7:26, 1 Samuel 14:32, Ezekiel 33:25
Reciprocal: Genesis 9:4 - the life Leviticus 3:17 - blood Leviticus 17:10 - that eateth Leviticus 17:13 - pour out Deuteronomy 12:15 - the unclean Deuteronomy 12:24 - General Acts 15:20 - things