ISV(i)
11 Since poor people won’t cease to exist in the land, therefore I’m commanding you: Be sure to be generous to your poor and needy relatives in your land.”
12Releasing Slaves“When a fellow Hebrew male or female slave is sold to you and serves you for six years, then in the seventh year you are to set them free.
13 But when you set them free, don’t send them away empty-handed.
14 Provide for them liberally from your flock, threshing floor, and wine vat. As the LORD your God has blessed you, so give to them.
15 Don’t ever forget that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, yet the LORD your God redeemed you. Therefore, I’m giving you these commands today.
16 “Should that slave say to you, ‘I won’t leave you,’ because he loves you and your household, and it was good for him to be with you,
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16 “Should that slave say to you, ‘I won’t leave you,’ because he loves you and your household, and it was good for him to be with you,