Deuteronomy 15:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

This is the manner of the release: Every creditor shall release what they have lent to their neighbor. They shall not demand payment from their neighbor or their relative, because the Lord’s release has been proclaimed.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lenth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor who lends anything to his neighbor shall release it; he shall not require it from his neighbor or his brother, because it is called the LORD'S release.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And 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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And this is the maner off the fre yere, whosoever lendeth ought with his hande vnto his neyghboure, maye not axe agayne that which he hath lent, of his neyghboure or of his brother: because it is called the LORdes fre yere,

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Who so euer ledeth oughte with his hande vnto his neghboure, shal not requyre it of his neghboure or his brother: for it is called the Fre yeare vnto the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And this is the maner of the freedome: euery creditour shall quite ye lone of his hand which he hath lent to his neighbour: he shall not aske it againe of his neighbour, nor of his brother: for the yeere of the Lords freedome is proclaimed.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And this is the maner of the freedome: Who so euer lendeth ought with his hande vnto his neighbour, may not aske agayne (that which he hath lent) of his neighbour or of his brother, because it is called the Lordes free yere:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And this [is] the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth [ought] unto his neighbour shall release [it]; he shall not exact [it] of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    This is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he has lent to his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother; because Yahweh's release has been proclaimed.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and this `is' the matter of the release: Every owner of a loan `is' to release his hand which he doth lift up against his neighbour, he doth not exact of his neighbour and of his brother, but hath proclaimed a release to Jehovah;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    This is how it is to be done: every creditor is to give up his right to whatever he has let his neighbour have; he is not to make his neighbour, his countryman, give it back; because a general forgiveness has been ordered by the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    This is the way of the release: every creditor shall release that which he has lent to his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother; because Yahweh's release has been proclaimed.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    This is the nature of the cancellation: Every creditor must remit what he has loaned to another person; he must not force payment from his fellow Israelite, for it is to be recognized as“the LORD’s cancellation of debts.”

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 5:7-9 : 7 I took counsel with myself, and then I confronted the nobles and officials, saying to them, 'You are exacting interest from your own people!' So I called together a large assembly to deal with them. 8 I said to them, 'We have redeemed our fellow Jews who were sold to the nations, as much as we were able. Now, you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!' They stayed silent, unable to say a word. 9 Then I said, 'What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of the nations, our enemies?' 10 I and my brothers and my men are also lending money and grain, but let us stop charging interest on them. 11 Return to them this very day their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, as well as the interest you are charging them—on the money, grain, new wine, and olive oil.
  • Isa 58:3 : 3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?' Yet on the day of your fasting, you pursue your own desires and oppress all your workers.
  • Amos 8:4-6 : 4 Hear this, you who trample on the needy and seek to destroy the poor of the land, 5 saying, 'When will the new moon be over, so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath end, so we may market wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel large, and falsifying the scales with deceit? 6 Buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, even selling the sweepings of the wheat.'
  • Matt 6:12 : 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
  • Matt 6:14-15 : 14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
  • Matt 18:25-35 : 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. 26 At this the servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.' 27 The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt, and let him go. 28 But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!' 29 His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.' 30 But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened. 32 Then the master summoned the servant and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me to.' 33 'Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had mercy on you?' 34 In anger, his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he should pay back all he owed. 35 This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.
  • Luke 6:34-38 : 34 If you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. 37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
  • Luke 7:42 : 42 When neither of them could pay, he forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?'
  • Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 15:1
    91%

    1At the end of seven years, you shall institute a release.

  • Deut 15:3
    88%

    3You may demand payment from a foreigner, but you shall release whatever your brother owes you.

  • Deut 15:7-15
    9 verses
    78%

    7If there is a poor person among your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother.

    8Instead, you shall freely open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs.

    9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

    10You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake.

    11For there will never cease to be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to freely open your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor in your land.

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

    13And when you set them free, do not send them away empty-handed.

    14Provide them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Give to them as the Lord your God has blessed you.

    15Remember 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.

  • Jer 34:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14At the end of seven years, each of you must set free your Hebrew brothers who have been sold to you and have served you for six years. You must release them to go free. But your ancestors did not obey me or pay attention to me.

    15Recently, you repented and did what is right in my sight by proclaiming freedom, each man for his neighbor. You made a covenant before me in the house where my name is called upon.

  • Exod 22:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him before the sun sets.

    26For it is his only covering, the cloak for his body. What else can he sleep in? If he cries out to me, I will hear him, for I am gracious.

  • Lev 25:39-40
    2 verses
    74%

    39If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to you, do not make them work as slaves.

    40They are to be treated as hired workers or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.

  • Jer 34:9
    74%

    9Each was to free his Hebrew servants, both male and female, so that no one would enslave a fellow Hebrew, a fellow Jew.

  • Lev 25:13-15
    3 verses
    74%

    13In this year of Jubilee, everyone shall return to their property.

    14If you sell land to your neighbor or buy land from your neighbor, do not take advantage of one another.

    15You are to buy from your neighbor based on the number of years since the Jubilee, and they are to sell to you according to the number of harvest years.

  • Deut 24:10-15
    6 verses
    73%

    10When you lend your neighbor anything, do not enter their house to take what is offered as a pledge.

    11You must wait outside while the person to whom you are lending brings the pledge out to you.

    12If the person is poor, do not keep their pledge overnight.

    13Return their pledge by sunset so that they may sleep in their own garment and bless you; this will be considered a righteous act before the LORD your God.

    14Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

    15Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and depend on it. Otherwise, they may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

  • Lev 25:10
    73%

    10You shall consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you, and every one of you shall return to your property and to your family.

  • Lev 25:24-28
    5 verses
    73%

    24In every part of the land that you own, you must provide for the redemption of the land.

    25If one of your fellow Israelites becomes poor and sells some of their property, their nearest relative is to come and redeem what they have sold.

    26But if a man has no one to redeem it for him, and later he prospers and finds enough to redeem it,

    27he shall calculate the years since its sale, refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and then return to his property.

    28But if he cannot afford to repay, what he sold will remain with the buyer until the Year of Jubilee; in the Jubilee it will be released, and he will return to his property.

  • Deut 23:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19Do not bring the wages of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, for both are detestable to the LORD your God.

    20Do not charge interest to your fellow Israelite—whether on money, food, or anything that may earn interest.

  • Lev 25:35-37
    3 verses
    73%

    35If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner or temporary resident, so they can live among you.

    36Do not take interest or profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you.

    37You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food for profit.

  • Exod 21:2
    72%

    2If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years, but in the seventh year he shall go free, without any payment.

  • Neh 5:10
    72%

    10I and my brothers and my men are also lending money and grain, but let us stop charging interest on them.

  • Lev 25:52
    71%

    52If only a few years remain until the Jubilee, they are to calculate this and pay for their redemption accordingly.

  • Lev 25:54
    71%

    54If they are not redeemed in any of these ways, they and their children are to be released in the Year of Jubilee.

  • Deut 31:10
    71%

    10Then Moses commanded them, saying, 'At the end of every seven years, in the appointed time of the year of release, during the Festival of Tabernacles,

  • Deut 15:18
    71%

    18Do not consider it hard to set them free, because their service to you for six years was worth twice as much as that of a hired worker, and the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

  • Exod 23:11
    71%

    11But during the seventh year, you are to let it rest and leave it unplowed, so that the poor among your people may eat, and whatever they leave, the wild animals may eat. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.

  • Matt 18:27
    71%

    27The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt, and let him go.

  • Lev 25:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4but in the seventh year, the land must have a Sabbath of complete rest, a Sabbath to the LORD. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard.

    5You shall not harvest what grows by itself after your harvest, nor gather the grapes of your unpruned vines. It will be a year of complete rest for the land.

  • Neh 10:31
    70%

    31They pledged not to give their daughters in marriage to the peoples of the land or to take their daughters for their sons.

  • Lev 25:31
    70%

    31But houses in villages without walls around them are to be considered as open country. They can be redeemed, and they must be released in the Jubilee.