The year of letting go
At the end of every seven years you'll make a release. This is the manner of the release: every creditor who has lent anything to his neighbour will release it. He won't exact it from his neighbour or brother, because it is called the Lord's release. You may exact it from a foreigner, but whatever of yours is with your brother your hand will release. There should be no poor among you, for the Lord will greatly bless you in the land the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance to possess, if only you carefully listen to the Lord your God and are careful to do all these commandments I command you today. For the Lord your God blesses you as he promised. You'll lend to many nations and won't borrow; you'll reign over many nations, but they won't reign over you. If there is a poor man among you, one of your brothers, within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God gives you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother. Open your hand wide to him and lend him enough for his need, whatever he lacks. Watch yourself, so there is not a wicked thought in your heart saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is close,' and your eye becomes evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing. He may cry to the Lord against you, and it will be sin in you. Give to him generously and do not begrudge it when you give, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. There will always be poor people in the land. So I command you: Open your hand wide to your brother, to the poor and needy in your land.
At the end of every seven years you'll let things go. And this is the way of the letting go: every lender who's lent anything to his neighbour will let it go. He won't press his neighbour or his brother, because it's called the Lord's letting go. You can press a foreigner. But whatever of yours is with your brother, your hand will let go. There won't be any poor among you — because the Lord will bless you plenty in the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to own — if only you listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God, to watch that you do all these orders I'm ordering you today. Because the Lord your God blesses you the way he promised you. And you'll lend to plenty of nations and you won't borrow. And you'll rule over plenty of nations, and they won't rule over you. If there's a poor man among you, one of your brothers, inside any of your gates in your land that the Lord your God is giving you, don't harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother. But you'll open your hand wide to him and lend him enough for what he needs. Watch yourself, so there's no rotten thought in your heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of letting go, is close — and your eye is hard against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and he cries out to the Lord against you, and it's sin in you. You'll give him plenty, and your heart won't be sorry when you give him — because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. Because the poor will never stop being in the land. So I'm ordering you: Open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and to your needy in your land.
At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. 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. Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release; 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: 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. 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. 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: But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. 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. 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. 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.
At the end of every seven years you'll make a release.
At the end of every seven years you'll let things go.
At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
This is the manner of the release: every creditor who has lent anything to his neighbour will release it. He won't exact it from his neighbour or brother, because it is called the Lord's release.
And this is the way of the letting go: every lender who's lent anything to his neighbour will let it go. He won't press his neighbour or his brother, because it's called the Lord's letting go.
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.
You may exact it from a foreigner, but whatever of yours is with your brother your hand will release.
You can press a foreigner. But whatever of yours is with your brother, your hand will let go.
Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
There should be no poor among you, for the Lord will greatly bless you in the land the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance to possess,
There won't be any poor among you — because the Lord will bless you plenty in the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to own —
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:
if only you carefully listen to the Lord your God and are careful to do all these commandments I command you today.
if only you listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God, to watch that you do all these orders I'm ordering you today.
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.
For the Lord your God blesses you as he promised. You'll lend to many nations and won't borrow; you'll reign over many nations, but they won't reign over you.
Because the Lord your God blesses you the way he promised you. And you'll lend to plenty of nations and you won't borrow. And you'll rule over plenty of nations, and they won't rule over you.
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.
If there is a poor man among you, one of your brothers, within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God gives you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother.
If there's a poor man among you, one of your brothers, inside any of your gates in your land that the Lord your God is giving you, don't harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother.
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:
Open your hand wide to him and lend him enough for his need, whatever he lacks.
But you'll open your hand wide to him and lend him enough for what he needs.
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
Watch yourself, so there is not a wicked thought in your heart saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is close,' and your eye becomes evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing. He may cry to the Lord against you, and it will be sin in you.
Watch yourself, so there's no rotten thought in your heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of letting go, is close — and your eye is hard against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and he cries out to the Lord against you, and it's sin in you.
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.
Give to him generously and do not begrudge it when you give, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.
You'll give him plenty, and your heart won't be sorry when you give him — because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.
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.
There will always be poor people in the land. So I command you: Open your hand wide to your brother, to the poor and needy in your land.
Because the poor will never stop being in the land. So I'm ordering you: Open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and to your needy in your land.
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.
Letting the servant go
If your brother, a Hebrew man or Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, in the seventh year you'll let that servant go free. When you let the servant go free, do not send them away empty-handed. Supply them generously from your flock, threshing floor and winepress. Give from what the Lord your God has blessed you with. Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you. That is why I command you this today. If the servant says to you, 'I will not go away from you,' because they love you and your household and are well with you, then take an awl and thrust it through the ear into the door, and that servant will be yours forever. Do the same with your female servant. Do not think it hard when you send the servant away free. Six years of service has been worth twice the work of a hired servant, and the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
If your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you'll let him go free from you. And when you let him go free from you, don't send him away empty-handed. You'll load him up out of your flock and out of your threshing floor and out of your winepress. Give him from what the Lord your God has blessed you with. And remember you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God bought you back. That's why I'm ordering you this today. And if he says to you, I won't go away from you — because he loves you and your household and he's doing well with you — then you'll take an awl and put it through his ear into the door, and he'll be your servant forever. And you'll do the same for your female servant. Don't think it's hard when you let him go free from you, because he's been worth double a hired man in serving you six years. And the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
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. And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty: 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. 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. 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; 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. 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.
If your brother, a Hebrew man or Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, in the seventh year you'll let that servant go free.
If your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you'll let him go free from you.
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.
When you let the servant go free, do not send them away empty-handed.
And when you let him go free from you, don't send him away empty-handed.
And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:
Supply them generously from your flock, threshing floor and winepress. Give from what the Lord your God has blessed you with.
You'll load him up out of your flock and out of your threshing floor and out of your winepress. Give him from what the Lord your God has blessed you with.
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.
Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you. That is why I command you this today.
And remember you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God bought you back. That's why I'm ordering you this today.
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.
If the servant says to you, 'I will not go away from you,' because they love you and your household and are well with you,
And if he says to you, I won't go away from you — because he loves you and your household and he's doing well with you —
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;
then take an awl and thrust it through the ear into the door, and that servant will be yours forever. Do the same with your female servant.
then you'll take an awl and put it through his ear into the door, and he'll be your servant forever. And you'll do the same for your female servant.
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.
Do not think it hard when you send the servant away free. Six years of service has been worth twice the work of a hired servant, and the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
Don't think it's hard when you let him go free from you, because he's been worth double a hired man in serving you six years. And the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
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.
The firstborn
You'll set apart to the Lord your God every firstborn male that comes from your herd and your flock. You won't work with the firstborn of your ox or shear the firstborn of your sheep. You'll eat it before the Lord your God year by year, in the place the Lord chooses, you and your household. If the firstborn animal has any blemish — if it is lame, blind or has any serious defect — you won't sacrifice it to the Lord your God. You'll eat it in your towns. The unclean and the clean can eat it the same, like the gazelle and the deer. Only you won't eat its blood. You'll pour it out on the ground like water.
You'll set apart to the Lord your God every firstborn male that comes from your herd and your flock. You won't work with the firstborn of your ox or shear the firstborn of your sheep. You'll eat it in front of the Lord your God year by year, in the place the Lord chooses, you and your household. And if there's any fault in it — lame or blind, any bad fault — you won't sacrifice it to the Lord your God. You'll eat it inside your gates. The unclean and the clean can eat it the same, like the gazelle and the deer. Only you won't eat its blood. You'll pour it out on the ground like water.
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. Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household. 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. Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart. Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
You'll set apart to the Lord your God every firstborn male that comes from your herd and your flock. You won't work with the firstborn of your ox or shear the firstborn of your sheep.
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.
You'll eat it before the Lord your God year by year, in the place the Lord chooses, you and your household.
You'll eat it in front of the Lord your God year by year, in the place the Lord chooses, you and your household.
Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.
If the firstborn animal has any blemish — if it is lame, blind or has any serious defect — you won't sacrifice it to the Lord your God.
And if there's any fault in it — lame or blind, any bad fault — you won't sacrifice it to the Lord your God.
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.
You'll eat it in your towns. The unclean and the clean can eat it the same, like the gazelle and the deer.
You'll eat it inside your gates. The unclean and the clean can eat it the same, like the gazelle and the deer.
Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.
Only you won't eat its blood. You'll pour it out on the ground like water.
Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.