Deuteronomy 15:1-3

Contemporary English Version

Loans

(Leviticus 25.1-7)

Moses said:

15 ^1-2Every seven years you must announce, “The Lord says loans do not need to be paid back.” Then if you have loaned money to another Israelite, you can no longer ask for payment.^[a] ³This law applies only to loans you have made to other Israelites. Foreigners will still have to pay back what you have loaned them.

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Footnotes

15.1,2 The Lord says … no longer ask for payment: Or “ ‘The Lord says loans do not need to be paid back this year.’ Then if you have loaned money to another Israelite, you cannot ask for payment until the next year.”