10 You shall surely give to him, and (A)your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because (B)for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand. 11 For (C)the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall [a]open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.’

The Law Concerning Bondservants

12 (D)“If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is (E)sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 15:11 freely open

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