Catholic Public Domain Version
" “In the seventh year, you shall perform a remission, "
— Deuteronomy 15:1, Catholic Public Domain Version
“At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.”
“At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. ”
“At the end of every seven years you shall make a release.”
“Release for Debt Slaves At the end of every seven years you must declare a cancellation of debts.”
“In the seventh year thou shalt make a remission,”
“At the end of every seven years there is to be a general forgiveness of debt.”
“At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.”
“In the seventh year, you shall perform a remission,
which shall be celebrated according to this order. Anyone to whom anything is owed, by his friend or neighbor or brother, will not be able to request its return, because it is the year of remission of the Lord.
From the sojourner and the new arrival, you may require its return. From your fellow countryman and neighbor, you will not have the power to request its return.
And there shall not be anyone indigent or begging among you, so that the Lord your God may bless you in the land which he will deliver to you as a possession.