Deuteronomy 15:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.”

Deuteronomy 15:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 15:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 15:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.”

Deuteronomy 15:12 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 15:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. ”

Deuteronomy 15:12 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 15:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`When thy brother is sold to thee, a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, and he hath served thee six years--then in the seventh year thou dost send him away free from thee.”

Deuteronomy 15:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 15:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, have been sold unto thee, he shall serve thee six years, and in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. ”

Deuteronomy 15:12 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 15:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If thy brother an Ebrewe sell himselfe to thee, or an Ebrewesse, and serue thee sixe yeere, euen in the seuenth yeere thou shalt let him goe free from thee:”

Deuteronomy 15:12 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 15:12 in Context — Deuteronomy 15

10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

12 And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then 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:

14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

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What Does Deuteronomy 15:12 Mean?

Deuteronomy 15:12 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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