KJV + Strong's The Seventh Year
(Exodus 23:10-13;Leviticus 25:1-7) 1At the endof [every] sevenyearsthou shalt makea release.2And this [is] the mannerof the release:Every creditorthat lendeth[ought] unto his neighbourshall release[it]; he shall not exact[it] of his neighbour,or of his brother;because it is calledthe LORD'Srelease.3Of a foreignerthou mayest exact[it again]: but [that] which is thine with thy brotherthine handshall release;4Savewhen there shall be no pooramong you; for the LORDshall greatlyblessthee in the landwhich the LORDthy Godgiveththee [for] an inheritanceto possessit:5Only if thou carefullyhearkenunto the voiceof the LORDthy God,to observeto doall these commandmentswhich I commandthee this day.6For the LORDthy Godblesseththee, as he promisedthee: and thou shalt lendunto manynations,but thou shalt not borrow;and thou shalt reignover manynations,but they shall not reignover thee. Generosity in Lending and Giving
(Matthew 6:1-4) 7If there be among you a poor manof oneof thy brethrenwithin anyof thy gatesin thy landwhich the LORDthy Godgiveththee, thou shalt not hardenthine heart,nor shutthine handfrom thy poorbrother:8But thou shalt openthine handwideunto him, and shalt surelylendhim sufficientfor his need,[in that] which he wanteth.9Bewarethat there be not a thoughtin thy wickedheart,saying,The seventhyear,the yearof release,is at hand;and thine eyebe evilagainst thy poorbrother,and thou givesthim nought; and he cryunto the LORDagainst thee, and it be sinunto thee.10Thou shalt surelygivehim, and thine heartshall not be grievedwhen thou givestunto him: becausethat for this thingthe LORDthy Godshall blessthee in all thy works,and in all that thou puttestthine handunto.11For the poorshall never ceaseout ofthe land:therefore I commandthee, saying,Thou shalt openthine handwideunto thy brother,to thy poor,and to thy needy,in thy land. Release of Hebrew Servants
(Exodus 21:1-11) 12[And] if thy brother,an Hebrew man,or an Hebrew woman,be soldunto thee, and servethee sixyears;then in the seventhyearthou shalt let him gofreefrom thee.13And when thou sendesthim out freefrom thee, thou shalt not let him go awayempty:14Thou shalt furnishhim liberallyout of thy flock,and out of thy floor,and out of thy winepress:[of that] wherewith the LORDthy Godhath blessedthee thou shalt giveunto him.15And thou shalt rememberthat thou wast a bondmanin the landof Egypt,and the LORDthy Godredeemedthee: therefore I commandthee this thingto day.16And it shall be, if he sayunto thee, I will not go awayfrom thee; because he loveththee and thine house,because he is wellwith thee;17Then thou shalt takean aul,and thrust[it] through his earunto the door,and he shall be thy servantfor ever.And also unto thy maidservantthou shalt dolikewise. 18It shall not seem hardunto thee,when thou sendest him awayfreefrom thee; for he hath been wortha doublehired servant[to thee], in servingthee sixyears:and the LORDthy Godshall blessthee in all that thou doest. Firstborn Animals
(Exodus 13:1-16) 19All the firstlingmalesthat comeof thy herdand of thy flockthou shalt sanctifyunto the LORDthy God:thou shalt do no workwith the firstlingof thy bullock,nor shearthe firstlingof thy sheep.20Thou shalt eat[it] beforethe LORDthy Godyearby yearin the placewhich the LORDshall choose,thou and thy household.21And if there be [any] blemishtherein, [as if it be] lame,or blind,[or have] any illblemish,thou shalt not sacrificeit unto the LORDthy God.22Thou shalt eatit within thy gates:the uncleanand the clean[person shall eat it] alike,as the roebuck,and as the hart.23Only thou shalt not eatthe bloodthereof; thou shalt pourit upon the groundas water. |
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