Deuteronomy 15:13

And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

And when thou sendest {H7971} him out free {H2670} from thee, thou shalt not let him go away {H7971} empty {H7387}:

Moreover, when you set him free, don't let him leave empty-handed;

And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed.

And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not let him go empty:

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 3:27 (3 votes)

    ¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do [it].

  • Proverbs 3:28 (3 votes)

    Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

  • Malachi 3:5 (3 votes)

    And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in [his] wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

  • Jeremiah 22:13 (3 votes)

    Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; [that] useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

  • Colossians 4:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ Masters, give unto [your] servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

  • Exodus 3:21 (2 votes)

    And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:

  • Leviticus 25:42 (2 votes)

    For they [are] my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.