Deuteronomy 15 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The Sabbatical Year

1 “At the end ^H7093 of every seven ^H7651 years ^H8141 you shall [fn]grant ^H6213 a release ^H8059 of ^H8059 debts ^H8059.

2 And this ^H2088 is the regulation ^H1697 for the release ^H8059 of ^H8059 debts ^H8059: every ^H3605 creditor ^{H1167 H4874 H3027} is to forgive ^H8058 what ^H834 he has loaned ^H5383 to his neighbor ^H7453; he shall not require ^H5065 it of his neighbor ^H7453 and his brother ^H251, because ^H3588 the LORD’S ^H3068 release ^H8059 has been proclaimed ^H7121. 3 From a foreigner ^H5237 you may require ^H5065 it, but your hand ^H3027 shall [fn]forgive ^H8058 whatever ^H834 of yours is with your brother ^H251. 4 However ^H657 H3588, there will be no ^H3808 poor ^H34 among you, since ^H3588 the LORD ^H3068 will certainly ^H1288 bless ^H1288 you in the land ^H776 which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 is giving ^H5414 you as an inheritance ^H5159 to possess ^H3423, 5 if ^H518 only ^H7534 you listen ^H8085 obediently ^H8085 to the voice ^H6963 of the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430, to [fn]follow ^H6213 carefully ^H8104 all ^H3605 this ^H2088 commandment ^H4687 which ^H834 I am commanding ^H6680 you today ^H3117. 6 For the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 will have blessed ^H1288 you just ^H834 as ^H834 He has promised ^H1696 you, and you will lend ^H5670 to many ^H7227 nations ^H1471, but you will not borrow ^H5670; and you will rule ^H4910 over many ^H7227 nations ^H1471, but they will not rule ^H4910 over you.

7 “If ^H3588 there is a poor ^H34 person ^H34 among you, one ^H259 of your brothers ^H251, in any ^H259 of your [fn]towns ^H8179 in your land ^H776 which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 is giving ^H5414 you, you shall not harden ^H553 your heart ^H3824, nor ^H3808 close ^H7092 your hand ^H3027 from your poor ^H34 brother ^H251; 8 but you shall fully ^H6605 open ^H6605 your hand ^H3027 to him, and generously ^H5670 lend ^H5670 him enough ^H1767 for his need ^H4270 in whatever ^H834 he lacks ^H2637. 9 Be ^H8104 careful ^H8104 that ^H6435 there is no ^H6435 mean-spirited ^H1100 [fn]thought ^H1697 in your heart ^H3824, [fn]such ^H559 as ^H559, ‘The seventh ^H7651 year ^H8141, the year ^H8141 of release ^H8059 of ^H8059 debts ^H8059, is near ^H7126,’ and your eye ^H5869 is ^H7489 malicious ^H7489 toward your poor ^H34 brother ^H251, and you give ^H5414 him nothing ^H3808; then he may cry ^H7121 out ^H7121 to the LORD ^H3068 against ^H5921 you, and it will be a sin ^H2399 in you. 10 You shall generously ^H5414 give ^H5414 to him, and your heart ^H3824 shall not be ^H7489 [fn]grudging ^H7489 when you give ^H5414 to him, because ^H3588 H1558 for this ^H2088 thing ^H1697 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 will bless ^H1288 you in all ^H3605 your work ^H4639, and in all ^H3605 [fn]your undertakings ^H3027 H4916. 11 For the poor ^H34 will not cease ^H2308 [fn]to exist in the land ^H776; therefore ^H5921 H3651 I am commanding ^H6680 you, saying ^H559, ‘You shall fully ^H6605 open ^H6605 your hand ^H3027 to your brother ^H251, to your needy ^H6041 and poor ^H34 in your land ^H776.’

12 “If ^H3588 your fellow ^H251 countryman ^H251, a Hebrew ^H5680 man ^H5680 or ^H176 woman ^H5680, is sold ^H4376 to you, then he shall serve ^H5647 you for six ^H8337 years ^H8141, but in the seventh ^H7637 year ^H8141 you shall set ^H7971 him [fn]free ^H2670. 13 And when ^H3588 you set ^H7971 him [fn]free ^H2670, you shall not send ^H7971 him away ^H7971 empty-handed ^H7387. 14 You shall give ^H6059 generously ^H6059 to him from your flock ^H6629, your threshing ^H1637 floor ^H1637, and from your wine ^H3342 vat ^H3342; you shall give ^H5414 to him as the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 has blessed ^H1288 you. 15 And you are to remember ^H2142 that you were a slave ^H5650 in the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714, and the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 redeemed ^H6299 you; therefore ^H5921 H3651 I am commanding ^H6680 [fn]this ^H2088 of you today ^H3117. 16 But it shall come ^H1961 about ^H1961, if ^H3588 he says ^H559 to you, ‘I will not leave ^H3318 you,’ because ^H3588 he loves ^H157 you and your household ^H1004, since ^H3588 he is doing well ^H2895 with you, 17 then you shall take ^H3947 an [fn]awl ^H4836 and pierce ^H5414 it through his ear ^H241 into the door ^H1817, and he shall be your servant ^H5650 permanently ^H5769. You shall also ^H637 do ^H6213 the same ^H3651 to your female ^H519 slave ^H519.

18 “It shall not seem ^H7185 difficult ^H7185 for you when you set ^H7971 him [fn]free ^H2670, because ^H3588 he has given ^H5647 you six ^H8337 years ^H8141 with double ^H4932 the [fn]service ^H7939 of a hired ^H7916 worker ^H7916; so the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 will bless ^H1288 you in whatever ^H3605 H834 you do ^H6213.

19 “You shall consecrate ^H6942 to the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 all ^H3605 the firstborn ^H1060 males ^H2145 that are born ^H3205 in your herd ^H1241 and in your flock ^H6629; you shall not work ^H5647 with the firstborn ^H1060 of your herd ^H7794, nor ^H3808 shear ^H1494 the firstborn ^H1060 of your flock ^H6629. 20 You and your household ^H1004 shall eat ^H398 it every ^H8141 year ^H8141 before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 in the place ^H4725 which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 chooses ^H977. 21 But if ^H3588 it has ^H1961 any impairment ^H3971, such as a limp ^H6455, or ^H176 blindness ^H5787, or any ^H3605 serious ^H7451 impairment ^H3971, you shall not sacrifice ^H2076 it to the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430. 22 You shall eat ^H398 it within your gates ^H8179; the unclean ^H2931 and the clean ^H2889 alike ^H3162 may eat it, as a gazelle ^H6643 or a deer ^H354. 23 Only ^H7534 you shall not eat ^H398 its blood ^H1818; you are to pour ^H8210 it out ^H8210 on the ground ^H776 like water ^H4325.