Of a stranger thou mayest require it: but that which thou hast with thy brother, thine hand shall remit:

[a]Save when there shall be no poor with thee: for the Lord shall bless thee in the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for an inheritance to possess it.

So that thou hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and do all these commandments, which I command thee this day.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 15:4 For if thy debtor be rich, he may be constrained to pay.

You may require payment from a foreigner,(A) but you must cancel any debt your fellow Israelite owes you. However, there need be no poor people among you, for in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless(B) you, if only you fully obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow(C) all these commands I am giving you today.

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