Deu 15:7-18 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers , in any of your towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart , nor close your hand from your poor brother ;

Deuteronomy 15:7-18

7 “If there is ^aa poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your ^{▼▼ Lit gates}towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, ^cyou shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother; 8 but ^dyou shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks. 9 “Beware that there is no base ^{▼▼ Lit word}thought in your heart, saying, ‘ ^fThe seventh year, the year of remission, is near,’ and ^gyour eye is hostile toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; then he ^hmay cry to the Lord against you, and it will be a sin in you. 10 “You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because ⁱfor this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all ^{▼▼ Lit the putting forth of your hand}your undertakings. 11 ^k“For the poor will never cease to be ^{▼▼ Lit in the midst of}in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.’

12 ^m“If your ^{▼▼ Lit brother}kinsman, a Hebrew man or woman, is sold to you, then he shall serve you six years, but in the seventh year you shall set him ^{▼▼ Lit free from you}free. 13 “When you set him ^{▼▼ Lit free from you}free, you shall not send him away empty-handed. 14 “You shall furnish him liberally from your flock and from your threshing floor and from your wine vat; you shall give to him as the Lord your God has blessed you. 15 “You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you ^{▼▼ Lit this thing}this today. 16 “It shall come about ^rif he says to you, ‘I will not go out from you,’ because he loves you and your household, since he fares well with you; 17 then you shall take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also you shall do likewise to your maidservant.

18 “It shall not seem hard to you when you set him ^{▼▼ Lit free from you}free, for he has given you six years with ^{▼▼ Lit double the amount}double the service of a hired man; so the Lord your God will bless you in whatever you do.