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Deuteronomy 15:14

GenerosityPoverty and the vulnerable

12 If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.

13 And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed.

You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.

15 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.

16 But if your servant says to you, ‘I do not want to leave you,’ because he loves you and your household and is well off with you,

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BSB
You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.
KJV
Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
WEB
You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your wine press. As the LORD your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.
ASV
thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy threshing-floor, and out of thy winepress; as Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
DARBY
thou shalt certainly furnish him from thy sheep, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of what Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee with shalt thou give unto him.
BLB
You shall generously furnish him from your flock, and from your threshing floor, and from your winepress; that with which YHWH your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.
ÅB
Du skal sørge vel for ham med gaver av ditt småfe og fra din treskeplass og fra din vinperse; av det som Herren din Gud har velsignet deg med, skal du gi ham.
OTB
Gi dem gavmildt fra din flokk, ditt treskeplass og din vinpresse. Gi dem som Herren din Gud har velsignet deg.
B1930
Du skal sørge vel for ham med gaver av ditt småfe og fra din treskeplass og fra din vinperse; av det som Herren din Gud har velsignet dig med, skal du gi ham.

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Cross references

  • Acts 20:35

    In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

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  • Psalms 68:10

    Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.

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  • Proverbs 10:22

    The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

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  • Nehemiah 8:10

    Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

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  • 1 Corinthians 16:2

    On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.

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