Deuteronomy 15:13 “And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed.”

Deuteronomy 15:13

And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

World English Bible

When you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty.

American Standard Version

And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not let him go empty:

Geneva Bible 1599

And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him goe away emptie,

Darby Translation

And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty;

Young's Literal Translation

And when thou dost send him away free from thee, thou dost not send him away empty;

Bible in Basic English

And when you make him free, do not let him go away with nothing in his hands:

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Cross references

“And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:”

Jeremiah 22:13 Malachi 3:5 Genesis 31:42 Exodus 3:21 Leviticus 25:42–44 Colossians 4:1

Jeremiah 22:13 · BSB

“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,

Malachi 3:5 · BSB

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their…

Genesis 31:42 · BSB

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He…

Exodus 3:21 · BSB

And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.

Leviticus 25:42–44 · BSB

Because the Israelites are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves.

Colossians 4:1 · BSB

Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you must set him free.

14You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.

Read Deuteronomy 15