NET Bible
"If you set them free, you must not send them away empty-handed."
— Deuteronomy 15:13, NET Bible
“And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:”
“And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not let him go empty: ”
“When you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty:”
“And when thou sendest him out free, thou shalt not let him go away empty:”
“And when you make him free, do not let him go away with nothing in his hands:”
“And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:”
You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.
There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.
Release of Debt Slaves If your fellow Hebrew– whether male or female– is sold to you and serves you for six years, then in the seventh year you must let that servant go free.
If you set them free, you must not send them away empty-handed.
You must supply them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress– as the LORD your God has blessed you, you must give to them.
Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore, I am commanding you to do this thing today.
However, if the servant says to you,“I do not want to leave you,” because he loves you and your household, since he is well off with you,