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And whenוְכִיyou let him goתְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּfreeחָפְשִׁיfrom you,מֵעִמָּךְyou shall notלֹאlet him goתְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּempty-handed.רֵיקָם
Deuteronomy 15:13
Study it in the app“And when you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty-handed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 15:13, word by word
- you let him goתְשַׁלְּחֶteshalche
let go
To set free, release.
Where else “teshalche” appears- freeחָפְשִׁיchafshi
free
Free: no longer a slave; also free from duties.
Where else “chafshi” appears- empty-handedרֵיקָםrekam
empty-handed
With nothing: return bringing nothing.
Where else “rekam” appears
The context
12If your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.
13 · This verse (above)
14You shall provide for him liberally from your flock, from your threshing floor, and from your winepress; as YHWH your Elohim has blessed you, you shall give to him.