Deuteronomy 15:18

Coverdale Bible (1535)

And let it not seme greuous vnto the, to let him go fre from the (for he hath serued the sixe yeares as a dubble hyred seruaunt) then shall the LORDE thy God blesse the in all that thou doest.

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  • Isa 16:14 : 14 But now the LORDE sayeth thus: In thre yeare shal ye power of Moab wt their pope (which is greate) be minished, like as ye burthe of an hyred seruaunte: And as for ye remnaunt of them, they shalbe lesse then a fewe, and not rekened moch worth.
  • Isa 21:16 : 16 For thus hath the LORDE spoken vnto me: ouer a yeare shal all the power of Cedar be gone, like as when the office of an hyred seruaunte goeth out:
  • Luke 17:7-8 : 7 Which of you is it, that hath a seruaunt (which ploweth, or fedeth the catell) wha he commeth home from ye felde, that he wil saye vnto him: Go quyckly, and syt the downe to meate? 8 Is it not thus? that he sayeth vnto him: Make ready, that I maye suppe, gyrde vp thyself, and serue me, tyll I haue eaten and dronken, afterwarde shalt thou eate and drynke also.

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  • Deut 15:12-17
    6 verses
    82%

    12Yf thy brother an Hebrue or Hebruesse be solde vnto the, he shal serue the sixe yeare, in the seuenth yeare shalt thou let him go Fre.

    13And wha thou deliuerest him fre, thou shalt not let him go from the emptye,

    14but shalt geue him of thy shepe, of thy corne, and of yi wyne, so that thou geue him of that, which the LORDE thy God hath blessed the withall.

    15And remembre that thou also wast a seruaunte in the lode of Egipte, and how that the LORDE thy God delyuered the, therfore commaunde I the this thinge to daye.

    16But yf he saye vnto the: I wyll not go out awaye from the, for I loue ye and thine house (in so moch as he is well at ease with the)

    17then take a botkyn, and bore him thorow his eare to the dore, and let him be thy seruaunt for euer. And with thy mayde shalt thou do likewyse.

  • Exod 21:2
    81%

    2Yf thou bye a seruaunt that is an Hebrue, he shal serue the sixe yeares, in the seuenth yeare shall he go out fre and lowse.

  • Jer 34:14-15
    2 verses
    79%

    14When seuen yeares are out, euery man shal let go fre his bought seruaunte an Hebrue, yf he haue serued him sixe yeares. But yor fathers obeied me not & herkened not vnto me

    15As for you, ye were now turned, & dyd right before me, in yt ye proclamed, euery ma to let his neghboure go fre, & in yt ye made a couenaunt before me, in the temple that beareth my name:

  • Lev 25:39-44
    6 verses
    75%

    39Whan thy brother waxeth poore besyde the, and selleth himself vnto the, thou shalt not holde him as a bode ma:

    40but as an hyred seruaunte and as a soiourner shall he be wt the, and serue the vntyll ye yeare of Iubilye.

    41Then shal he departe lowse from the, & his childre with him, & shal returne to his awne kinred, and to his fathers possession:

    42for they are my seruauntes, whom I brought out of the londe of Egipte. Therfore shal they not be solde like bondmen.

    43And thou shalt not raigne ouer them with crueltie, but shalt feare thy God.

    44But yf thou wylt haue bode seruauntes and maydens, thou shalt bye them of the Heithen, that are rounde aboute you:

  • Deut 15:9-10
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    9Bewarre, that there be not a poynte of Belial in thine hert, that thou woldest saye: The seuenth yeare, the yeare of Fredome is at honde. For yf thou lokest not fredly vpo thy poore brother, and geuest him nothinge then shall he crye ouer the vnto the LORDE, and it shall be synne vnto the:

    10But thou shalt geue him, and let it not greue thine hert that thou geuest him. For because of it, shall the LORDE thy God blesse the in all thy workes, and in all that thou puttest thine hande vnto.

  • Lev 25:52-54
    3 verses
    74%

    52Yf there remayne but few yeares vnto the yeare of Iubilye, then shall he geue agayne therafter for his redempcion.

    53And his wages from yeare to yeare shall he reken withall, and thou shalt not let the other raigne cruelly ouer him in yi sight.

    54But yf he bye not him self out after this maner, then shal he go out fre in the yeare of Iubilye, and his childre with him:

  • Deut 24:18
    74%

    18For thou shalt remembre, that thou wast a seruaunte in Egipte, and how that ye LORDE thy God delyuered the from thence, therfore commaunde I the to do this.

  • Exod 21:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5Neuertheles yf the seruaunt saye: I loue my master, and my wife and children, I wil not go out fre:

    6then let his master brynge him before the Goddes, and holde him to the dore or post, and bore him thorow the eare with a botkin, and let him be his seruaunt for euer.

    7Yf a man sell his doughter to be an handmayde, then shal she not go out as the menseruauntes.

  • Deut 23:15
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    15Thou shalt not delyuer vnto his master the seruaunt, which is escaped fro him vnto the.

  • Lev 25:50
    72%

    50and shal reken with him that bought him, from ye yeare that he solde him self, vntyll the yeare of Iubilye. And ye money shal be counted acordinge to the nombre of the yeares that he was solde, and his wages of the whole tyme shalbe rekened withall.

  • Deut 24:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14Thou shalt not withdrawe the hyre of ye nedye and poore amonge thy brethren, or straunger that is in thy londe,

    15or within thy gates, but shalt geue him his hyre the same daye, that the Sonne go not downe theron, for so moch as he is nedye, and his life susteyned therwith: that he call not vpon the LORDE agaynst the, and it be synne vnto the.

  • Exod 21:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26Yf a man smyte his seruaunt or his mayde in the eye, and destroye it, he shal let them go fre and lowse for the eye sake.

    27In like maner yf he smyte out a tothe of his seruaunt or mayde, he shall let them go fre and lowse for the tothes sake.

  • Jer 34:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9so that euery man shulde let fre go his seruaunt and handemayde, Hebrue & Hebruesse & no Iewe to holde his brother as a bonde man.

    10Now as they had consented, euen so they were obedient, & let them go fre.

  • Deut 15:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1In the seueth yeare shalt thou make a Fre yeare. This is ye maner of the Fre yeare.

    2Who 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.

    3Of a strauger mayest thou requyre it: but vnto him that is thy brother, shalt thou remytte it.

  • Deut 21:14
    71%

    14But yf thou haue no fauoure vnto her, then shalt thou let her go whither she wyll, and not to sell her, ner to make cheuesaunce of her, because thou hast dishonoured her.

  • Deut 16:12
    71%

    12And remembre, yt thou wast a seruaunte in Egipte, so that thou kepe and do these ordynaunces.

  • Deut 24:22
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    22And thou shalt remembre, that thou wast a seruaunt in the londe of Egipte: therfore comaunde I the to do this.

  • Deut 6:18
    70%

    18that thou mayest do that which is right & good in ye sighte of the LORDE, yt thou mayest prospere, and yt thou mayest go in & conquere that good londe, which the LORDE sware vnto yi fathers,

  • Deut 5:15
    70%

    15For thou shalt remebre, that thou thyself also wast a seruaunte in the londe of Egipte, and how that the LORDE thy God brought the out from thence with a mightye hande, and a stretched out arme. Therfore hath the LORDE yi God commaunded ye to kepe the Sabbath daye.

  • Deut 15:19
    70%

    19All the first borne that come of thine oxen and shepe, yt are males, shalt thou halowe vnto the LORDE thy God. Thou shalt not plowe with the firstborne of thine oxe, and shalt not clyppe the firstborne of thy shepe:

  • Deut 12:18
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    18but before the LORDE thy God shalt thou eate them, in the place which the LORDE thy God choseth, thou & thy sonne, and thy doughter, thy seruaunt, thy mayde, and the Leuite that is within yi gates, & thou shalt reioyse before ye LORDE thy God, ouer all yt thou puttest thine hande vnto.

  • Deut 16:10
    70%

    10and thou shalt kepe the Feast of wekes vnto the LORDE thy God, that thou geue a frewylofferynge of thine hande, acordinge as the LORDE thy God hath blessed the,

  • Lev 25:6
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    6But the rest of the londe shalt thou kepe for this intent, that thou mayest eate therof, thy seruaunte, thy mayde, thy hyrelinge, thy gest, thy strauger with the,

  • Exod 23:10
    69%

    10Sixe yeares shalt thou sowe thy londe, and gather in the frute therof:

  • Deut 15:6
    69%

    6that thou maiest do therafter. For the LORDE yi God shal blesse the, as he hath promysed the. The shalt thou lende vnto many nacions, & shalt borowe of noman. Thou shalt raigne ouer many nacions, & noman shal reigne ouer ye.

  • Isa 14:3
    69%

    3When ye LORDE now shal bringe ye to rest, fro ye trauayle, feare, & harde bondage yt thou wast laden withall:

  • Deut 16:17
    69%

    17but euery one after the gifte of his hande, acordinge to the blessinge that the LORDE thy God hath geuen the.

  • Lev 25:3
    69%

    3so that thou sowe thy felde sixe yeares, and sixe yeares cut yi vynes, and gather in the frutes.

  • 1 Sam 8:16
    69%

    16And youre seruautes and youre maydes, and youre best yonge men, and youre asses shal he take, and do his busynes withall.