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Laws concerning the Sabbatical Year

15 “Every seventh year you shall grant a remission of debts.(A) And this is the manner of the remission: every creditor shall remit the claim that is held against a neighbor, not exacting it,[a] because the Lord’s remission has been proclaimed.

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Footnotes

  1. 15.2 Q ms: MT adds of a neighbor who is a member of the community

The Year for Canceling Debts(A)

15 At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.(B) This is how it is to be done: Every creditor shall cancel any loan they have made to a fellow Israelite. They shall not require payment from anyone among their own people, because the Lord’s time for canceling debts has been proclaimed.

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