Deuteronomy 15:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Of a foreigner you may exact it, but you must remit your claim on whatever any member of your community owes you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Of a foreigner you may exact it, but whatever of yours is with your brother [Israelite] your hand shall release.

American Standard Version (1901)

Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it: but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother thy hand shall release.

Common English Bible

You are allowed to demand payment from foreigners, but whatever is owed you from your fellow Israelites you must forgive.

Catholic Public Domain Version

From the sojourner and the new arrival, you may require its return. From your fellow countryman and neighbor, you will not have the power to request its return.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Of the foreigner or stranger thou mayst exact it: Of thy countryman and neighbour thou shalt not have power to demand it again.

Deuteronomy 15:3 Cross References

Exodus 22:25

“If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you shall not deal with them as a creditor; you shall not exact interest from them.

John 8:35

The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place there forever.

Galatians 6:10

So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all and especially for those of the family of faith.

Deuteronomy 15:2

And this is the manner of the remission: every creditor shall remit the claim that is held against a neighbor, not exacting it, because the Lord’s remission has been proclaimed.

Deuteronomy 23:20

On loans to a foreigner you may charge interest, but on loans to another Israelite you may not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land that you are about to enter and possess.

Deuteronomy 23:21

“If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not postpone fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you would incur guilt.