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Deuteronomy 15:10-12
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 15:10-12
English Standard Version
10 You shall give to him freely, and (A)your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because (B)for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. 11 For (C)there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, (D)‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’
12 (E)“If your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold[a] to you, he shall serve you six years, and in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.
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- Deuteronomy 15:12 Or sells himself
Deuteronomy 15:10-12
New International Version
Deuteronomy 15:10-12
New International Version
10 Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart;(A) then because of this the Lord your God will bless(B) you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. 11 There will always be poor people(C) in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.(D)
Freeing Servants(E)(F)
12 If any of your people—Hebrew men or women—sell themselves to you and serve you six years, in the seventh year you must let them go free.(G)
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