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.
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Gill's Exposition
And this is the manner of the release,.... Or the rules to be observed in making it:
every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; that is, forgive the debt, or free the…
The year of release is no doubt identical with the sabbatical year of the earlier legislation (Exo 23:10 ff, and Lev 25:2 ff), the command of the older legislation being here amplified. The release…
Here is, I. A law for the relief of poor debtors, such (we may suppose) as were insolvent. Every seventh year was a year of release, in which the ground rested from being tilled and servants were…
Cambridge Bible
And this is the manner of the release Lit. the wordor law(or as we might say text) of: cp. Deu 19:4 R.V. this is the case of. The following clause is a citation of an older law, as we see further from…
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