²And this is the manner of the remission of debt: every creditor^a shall remit his claim that he holds against his neighbor, and he shall not exact payment from his brother because there^b a remission of debt has been proclaimed unto^c Yahweh. ³With respect to the foreigner you may exact payment, but you must remit^d what shall be owed to you with respect to your brother. ⁴Nevertheless, there^e shall not be among you a poor person, because Yahweh will certainly bless you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance, to take possession of it. ⁵If only you listen well to the voice of Yahweh your God by observing diligently^f all of these commandments^g that I am commanding you today.^h ⁶When Yahweh your God has blessed you, just as he promisedⁱ to you, then you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow from them, and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. ⁷If there is a poor person among you from among one of your brothers in one of your towns^j that Yahweh your God is giving to you, you shall not harden your heart, and you shall not shut your hand toward your brother who is poor.^k ⁸But you shall certainly open your hand for him, and you shall willingly lend^l to him enough to meet his need, whatever it is.^m ⁹Take careⁿ so that there^o will not be a thought of wickedness^p in your heart, saying,^q ‘The seventh year, the year of the remission of debt is near,’ and you view your needy neighbor with hostility,^r and so you do not give to him, and he might cry out against you to Yahweh, and you would incur guilt against yourself.^s

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Footnotes

aLiterally “owner of the loan of his hand”
bHebrew “it”
cHebrew “for”
dLiterally “your hand shall remit”
eHebrew “it”
fLiterally “to observe so as to do”
gHebrew “commandment”
hLiterally “the day”
iLiterally “spoke”
jLiterally “gates”
kLiterally “from among your brothers, the poor one”
lLiterally “lending you shall lend”
mLiterally “whatever is lacking for him”
nLiterally “Watch for yourself”
oHebrew “it”
pLiterally “a thing in your heart wickedness”
qLiterally “to say”
rLiterally “is bad your eye against your brother who is needy”
sLiterally “it will be against you a sin”