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10 By all means you must give to him, and you must not be discontented[a] at your giving to him, because on account of this very thing, Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.[b] 11 For the poor[c] will not cease to be among you[d] in the land; therefore I am commanding you, saying,[e] ‘You shall willingly open your hand to your brother, to your needy and to your poor that are in your land.’

12 If your relative[f] who is a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman is sold to you, and he or she has served you six years, then in the seventh year you shall send that person out free.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 15:10 Literally “and not shall be bad/evil your heart at/when”
  2. Deuteronomy 15:10 Literally “in all of the sending/putting forth of your hand”
  3. Deuteronomy 15:11 Or “the needy person”
  4. Deuteronomy 15:11 Literally “from the midst of “
  5. Deuteronomy 15:11 Literally “to say”
  6. Deuteronomy 15:12 Or “brother”
  7. Deuteronomy 15:12 Literally “free from with you”