11 [a]Because there shall be ever some poor in the land, therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt [b]open thine hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor in thy land.

12 (A)If thy brother an Hebrew sell himself to thee, or an Hebrewess, and serve thee six years, even in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee:

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

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 15:11 To try your charity, Matt. 26:11.
  2. Deuteronomy 15:11 Thou shalt be liberal.

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