Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 15

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Deuteronomy 15 . 1 , The seventh year a year of release for the poor; Deuteronomy 15 . 7 , It must be no let of lending or giving; Deuteronomy 15 . 12 , An Hebrew servant , except he will not depart , must in the seventh year go forth free and well furnished; Deuteronomy 15 . 19 , All firstling males of the cattle are to be sanctified unto the Lord.

Deuteronomy 15:1

At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.

Deuteronomy 15:1 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:2

This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD's time of release has been proclaimed.

Deuteronomy 15:2 · BSB

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creditor that lendeth Heb. master of the lending of his hand

Deuteronomy 15:3

You may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you.

Deuteronomy 15:3 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:4

There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,

Deuteronomy 15:4 · BSB

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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

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Deuteronomy 15:5

if only you obey the LORD your God and are careful to follow all these commandments I am giving you today.

Deuteronomy 15:5 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:6

When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.

Deuteronomy 15:6 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:7

If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.

Deuteronomy 15:7 · BSB

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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.

Deuteronomy 15:8

Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.

Deuteronomy 15:8 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:9

Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: "The seventh year, the year of release, is near," so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Deuteronomy 15:9 · BSB

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thought etc. Heb. word with thine heart of Belial

Deuteronomy 15:10

Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.

Deuteronomy 15:10 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:11

For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.

Deuteronomy 15:11 · BSB

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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

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Deuteronomy 15:12

If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.

Deuteronomy 15:12 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:13

And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed.

Deuteronomy 15:13 · BSB

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This is a most humane and merciful addition to the law in

Deuteronomy 15:14

You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.

Deuteronomy 15:14 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:15

Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.

Deuteronomy 15:15 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:16

But if your servant says to you, 'I do not want to leave you,' because he loves you and your household and is well off with you,

Deuteronomy 15:16 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:17

then take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he will become your servant for life. And treat your maidservant the same way.

Deuteronomy 15:17 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:18

Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.

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Deuteronomy 15:19

You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock.

Deuteronomy 15:19 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:20

Each year you and your household are to eat it before the LORD your God in the place the LORD will choose.

Deuteronomy 15:20 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:21

But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 15:21 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 15:22

Eat it within your gates; both the ceremonially unclean and clean may eat it as they would a gazelle or a deer.

Deuteronomy 15:22 · BSB

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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

Deuteronomy 15:23

But you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

Deuteronomy 15:23 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web22 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions John 12:8 → Deuteronomy 15:11, 1 John 3:17 → Deuteronomy 15:7-8, Deuteronomy 15:1 → Exodus 23:10, Deuteronomy 15:1-11 → Exodus 23:10-11, Deuteronomy 15:12 → Exodus 21:1, Deuteronomy 15:12-18 → Exodus 21:1-11, Deuteronomy 15:19 → Exodus 22:29, Deuteronomy 15:19 → Leviticus 22:20, Deuteronomy 15:19 → Leviticus 22:22, Deuteronomy 15:19-23 → Exodus 22:29-30, Deuteronomy 15:19-23 → Leviticus 22:20, Deuteronomy 15:19-23 → Leviticus 22:22, Nehemiah 10:31 → Deuteronomy 15:1, Nehemiah 10:31 → Deuteronomy 15:1-2, Malachi 1:13 → Deuteronomy 15:21, Malachi 1:8 → Deuteronomy 15:21
Echoes Acts 4:34 → Deuteronomy 15:4
Trajectories
Sabbatical Year (Land Rest and Trust)
Chiasms
Shaped Deuteronomy 15:1–6, Deuteronomy 15:12–18, Deuteronomy 15:19–23, Deuteronomy 15:7–11
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