Deuteronomy 15:7

The Spirit of Liberality

15:7 If a fellow Israelite13 from one of your villages14 in the land that the Lord your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive15 to his impoverished condition.16

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13	tn Heb “one of your brothers” (so NASB); NAB “one of your kinsmen”; NRSV “a member of your community.” See the note at v. 2.
14	tn Heb “gates.”
15	tn Heb “withdraw your hand.” Cf. NIV “hardhearted or tightfisted” (NRSV and NLT similar).
16	tn Heb “from your needy brother.”