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Redemption Rights for Poor Brothers

35 (A)Now if a brother of yours becomes poor and his [a]means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a sojourner or a foreign resident, that he may live with you. 36 (B)Do not take [b]usurious interest from him, but fear your God, that your brother may live with you. 37 You shall not give him your silver at interest nor your food for gain. 38 (C)I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and (D)to be your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 25:35 Lit hand
  2. Leviticus 25:36 Lit interest and usury

35 “‘And if your[a] countryman[b] becomes poor and if he becomes dependent on you,[c] then[d] you shall support him like an alien and like a temporary resident, and he shall live with you. 36 You[e] must not take interest or[f] usury from him, but[g] you shall revere your God, and your countryman[h] shall live with you. 37 You[i] must not give your money to him with interest or[j] give your food for[k] profit. 38 I am Yahweh your[l] God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt to give you[m] the land of Canaan, to be as God for you.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 25:35 Singular throughout this verse
  2. Leviticus 25:35 Or “brother”
  3. Leviticus 25:35 Literally “and his hand is shaky with you”
  4. Leviticus 25:35 Or “and”
  5. Leviticus 25:36 Singular throughout this verse
  6. Leviticus 25:36 Or “and”
  7. Leviticus 25:36 Or “and”
  8. Leviticus 25:36 Or “brother”
  9. Leviticus 25:37 Singular throughout this verse
  10. Leviticus 25:37 Or “and”
  11. Leviticus 25:37 Or “in” or “with”
  12. Leviticus 25:38 Plural throughout this verse
  13. Leviticus 25:38 Literally “to you”