Deuteronomy 15

1At the end^H7093 of every seven^H7651 years^H8141 thou shalt make^H6213 a release^H8059. 2And this is the manner^H1697 of the release^H8059: every creditor^H4874 shall release^H8058 that which he hath lent^H5383 unto his neighbor^H7453; he shall not exact^H5065 it of his neighbor^H7453 and his brother^H251; because Jehovah's^H3068 release^H8059 hath been proclaimed^H7121. 3Of a foreigner^H5237 thou mayest exact^H5065 it: but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother^H251 thy hand^H3027 shall release^H8058. 4Howbeit^H657 there shall be no poor^H34 with thee; (for Jehovah^H3068 will surely^H1288 bless^H1288 thee in the land^H776 which Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414 thee for an inheritance^H5159 to possess^H3423 it;) 5if only thou diligently^H8085 hearken^H8085 unto the voice^H6963 of Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430, to observe^H8104 to do^H6213 all this commandment^H4687 which I command^H6680 thee this day^H3117. 6For Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 will bless^H1288 thee, as he promised^H1696 thee: and thou shalt lend^H5670 unto many^H7227 nations^H1471, but thou shalt not borrow^H5670; and thou shalt rule^H4910 over many^H7227 nations^H1471, but they shall not rule^H4910 over thee. 7If there be with thee a poor man^H34, one^H259 of thy brethren^H251, within any^H259 of thy gates^H8179 in thy land^H776 which Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414 thee, thou shalt not harden^H553 thy heart^H3824, nor shut^H7092 thy hand^H3027 from thy poor^H34 brother^H251; 8but thou shalt surely^H6605 open^H6605 thy hand^H3027 unto him, and shalt surely^H5670 lend^H5670 him sufficient^H1767 for his need^H4270 in that which he wanteth^H2637. 9Beware^H8104 that there be not a base^H1100 thought^H1697 in thy heart^H3824, saying^H559, The seventh^H7651 year^H8141, the year^H8141 of release^H8059, is at hand^H7126; and thine eye^H5869 be evil^H7489 against thy poor^H34 brother^H251, and thou give^H5414 him nought; and he cry^H7121 unto Jehovah^H3068 against thee, and it be sin^H2399 unto thee. 10Thou shalt surely^H5414 give^H5414 him, and thy heart^H3824 shall not be grieved^H3415 when thou givest^H5414 unto him; because^H1558 that for this thing^H1697 Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 will bless^H1288 thee in all thy work^H4639, and in all that thou puttest^H4916 thy hand^H3027 unto. 11For the poor^H34 will never cease^H2308 out of^H7130 the land^H776: therefore I command^H6680 thee, saying^H559, Thou shalt surely^H6605 open^H6605 thy hand^H3027 unto thy brother^H251, to thy needy^H34, and to thy poor^H6041, in thy land^H776. 12If thy brother^H251, a Hebrew man^H5680, or a Hebrew woman^H5680, be sold^H4376 unto thee, and serve^H5647 thee six^H8337 years^H8141; then in the seventh^H7637 year^H8141 thou shalt let him go^H7971 free^H2670 from thee. 13And when thou lettest^H7971 him go free^H2670 from thee, thou shalt not let him go^H7971 empty^H7387: 14thou shalt furnish^H6059 him liberally^H6059 out of thy flock^H6629, and out of thy threshing-floor^H1637, and out of thy winepress^H3342; as Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 hath blessed^H1288 thee thou shalt give^H5414 unto him. 15And thou shalt remember^H2142 that thou wast a bondman^H5650 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, and Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 redeemed^H6299 thee: therefore I command^H6680 thee this thing^H1697 to-day^H3117. 16And it shall be, if he say^H559 unto thee, I will not go out^H3318 from thee; because he loveth^H157 thee and thy house^H1004, because he is well^H2895 with thee; 17then thou shalt take^H3947 an awl^H4836, and thrust^H5414 it through his ear^H241 unto the door^H1817, and he shall be thy servant^H5650 for ever^H5769. And also unto thy maid-servant^H519 thou shalt do^H6213 likewise. 18It shall not seem hard^H7185 unto thee^H5869, when thou lettest him go^H7971 free^H2670 from thee; for to the double^H4932 of the hire^H7939 of a hireling^H7916 hath he served^H5647 thee six^H8337 years^H8141: and Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 will bless^H1288 thee in all that thou doest^H6213. 19All the firstling^H1060 males^H2145 that are born^H3205 of thy herd^H1241 and of thy flock^H6629 thou shalt sanctify^H6942 unto Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430: thou shalt do no work^H5647 with the firstling^H1060 of thy herd^H7794, nor shear^H1494 the firstling^H1060 of thy flock^H6629. 20Thou shalt eat^H398 it before^H6440 Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430 year^H8141 by year^H8141 in the place^H4725 which Jehovah^H3068 shall choose^H977, thou and thy household^H1004. 21And if it have any blemish^H3971, as if it be lame^H6455 or blind^H5787, any ill^H7451 blemish^H3971 whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice^H2076 it unto Jehovah^H3068 thy God^H430. 22Thou shalt eat^H398 it within thy gates^H8179: the unclean^H2931 and the clean^H2889 shall eat it alike^H3162, as the gazelle^H6643, and as the hart^H354. 23Only thou shalt not eat^H398 the blood^H1818 thereof; thou shalt pour^H8210 it out upon the ground^H776 as water^H4325.