Deuteronomy 15:13

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11 For ^athe poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall¹ open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.’

The Law Concerning Bondservants

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

13 And when you send him away free from you, you shall not let him go away empty-handed;

14 you shall supply him liberally from your flock, from your threshing floor, and from your winepress. From what the Lord your God has ^ablessed you with, you shall give to him.

15 ^aYou shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today.

16 ^aAnd if it happens that he says to you, ‘I will not go away from you,’ because he loves you and your house, since he prospers with you,

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 15:13

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American Standard Version
And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not let him go empty:

Amplified® Bible
And when you send him out free from you, you shall not let him go away empty-handed.

Contemporary English Version
And don't just tell them they are free to leave--

Darby English Version
And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty;

Good News Bible
When you set them free, do not send them away empty-handed.

King James Version
And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

New American Standard Bible
"When you set him free, you shall not send him away empty-handed.

New International Version
And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed.

New King James Version
And when you send him away free from you, you shall not let him go away empty-handed;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"When you set him free, you shall not send him away empty-handed.

Revised Standard Version
And when you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty-handed;

Young's Literal Translation
And when thou dost send him away free from thee, thou dost not send him away empty;

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The Law Concerning Bondservants

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