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Deuteronomy 15:11-13
International Standard Version
Deuteronomy 15:11-13
International Standard Version
11 Since poor people won’t cease to exist in the land, I’m commanding you: Be sure to display generosity[a] to your poor and needy relatives in your land.”
Releasing Slaves
12 “When a fellow Hebrew male or female slave is sold to you and serves you for six years, then in the seventh year you are to set them[b] free. 13 But when you set them free, don’t send them away empty-handed.
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- Deuteronomy 15:11 Lit. to open your hand
- Deuteronomy 15:12 Lit. him; and so throughout the chapter
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