Deuteronomy 15:4
“Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Save when there shall be no poor among you,.... Then such a law could not take place, there would be no debts to be…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Deuteronomy 15:1-11
The year of release is no doubt identical with the sabbatical year of the earlier legislation (Exo 23:10 ff, and Lev…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 15:1-11
Here is, I. A law for the relief of poor debtors, such (we may suppose) as were insolvent. Every seventh year was a year…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee Dillm. etc. transl.: should be no poor. But this is not a correct rendering of…
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