Deuteronomy 15:1
What does Deuteronomy 15:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 15:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
KJV
King James Version · 1611At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949At the end of every seven years there is to be a general forgiveness of debt.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`At the end of seven years thou dost make a release,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752In the seventh year thou shalt make a remission,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890At the end of seven years thou shalt make a release,
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he hath lent unto his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother; because Jehovah’s release hath been proclaimed.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 31:10
And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
- Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
- Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,
- Leviticus 25:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto Jehovah.
- Jeremiah 36:8
And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of Jehovah in Jehovah’s house.
- Exodus 23:10
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the increase thereof:
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