Deuteronomy 15 · Verse 3

Deuteronomy 15:3

Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
Deuteronomy 15:3, King James Version

Deuteronomy 15:3 in other translations

BSBYou may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you.
WEBOf a foreigner you may require it; but whatever of yours is with your brother, your hand shall release.
ASVOf a foreigner thou mayest exact it: but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother thy hand shall release.
YLTof the stranger thou mayest exact, and that which is thine with thy brother doth thy hand release;
DARBYOf the foreigner thou mayest demand it; but what is thine with thy brother thy hand shall release;
BBEA man of another nation may be forced to make payment of his debt, but if your brother has anything of yours, let it go;
WebsterOf a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thy hand shall release:

What does Deuteronomy 15:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again--Admission to all the religious privileges of the Israelites was freely granted to heathen proselytes, though this spiritual incorporation did not always imply an equal participation of civil rights and privileges (Le 25:44; Jr 34:14; compare 1Ch 22:2; 2Ch 2:17).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-11

This year of release typified the grace of the gospel, in which is proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord; and by which we obtain the release of our debts, that is, the pardon of our sins. The law is spiritual, and lays restraints upon the thoughts of the heart. We mistake, if we think thoughts are free from God's knowledge and check. That is a wicked heart indeed, which raises evil thoughts from the good law of…

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Deuteronomy 15:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַנָּכְרִ֖יha.na.khe.Rithe foreignerH5237
תִּגֹּ֑שׂti.Gosyou will pressH5065
וַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.Sherand [that] whichH834
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will belongH1961
לְךָ֛le.Khato <the> you
אֶת\־'et-withH854
אָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khacountryman yourH251
תַּשְׁמֵ֥טtash.Metlet it releaseH8058
יָדֶֽךָ\׃ya.De.khahand yourH3027

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 15:3

  • Deuteronomy 23:20

    Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:6-7

    But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

  • Matthew 17:25-26

    He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.

  • Galatians 6:10

    As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

  • John 8:35

    And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

  • Exodus 22:25

    If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
23:20; Ex 22:25; Mt 17:25,26; Joh 8:35; 1Co 6:6,7; Ga 6:10

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 15:2

    And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord’s release.

  • Deuteronomy 15:3

    Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

  • 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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Deuteronomy 15:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Del extranjero demandarás el reintegro: mas lo que tu hermano tuviere tuyo, lo perdonará tu mano;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu l’exigeras de l’étranger; mais ta main relâchera ce que ton frère aura de ce qui t’appartient,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Den Fremden magst du drängen; was du aber bei deinem Bruder hast, soll deine Hand erlassen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		A peregrino et advena exiges: civem et propinquum repetendi non habebis potestatem.