KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Deuteronomy 15:2 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And this” | וְזֶה֮ | The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | And this |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “the manner” | דְּבַ֣ר | A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause | manner |
| “of the release:” | הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ | Remission (of debt) or suspension of labor) | release |
| “Every” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | Every |
| “creditor” | מַשֵּׁ֣ה | A debt | creditor |
| “that” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “lendeth” | יַשֶּׁ֖ה | To lend or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interest | lendeth |
| “ought” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “unto his neighbour” | בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ | An associate (more or less close) | neighbour |
| “shall release” | שָׁמ֗וֹט | To fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit | release |
| “it;” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “he shall not” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “exact” | יִגֹּ֤שׂ | To drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize | exact |
| “it” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “of his neighbour,” | רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ | An associate (more or less close) | neighbour |
| “or of his brother;” | אָחִ֔יו | A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001]) | brother |
| “because” | כִּֽי | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | because |
| “it is called” | קָרָ֥א | To call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) | called |
| “the Lord's” | לַֽיהוָֽה׃ | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lords |
| “release.” | שְׁמִטָּ֖ה | Remission (of debt) or suspension of labor) | release |
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1 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
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.
3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
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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