Deuteronomy 15:18 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁸ “Let it not be hard in your eyes when you send him away free from you, for he has been worth a double hired servant in serving you six years. And יהוה  your Elohim shall bless you in all that you do.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ It shall not seem hard to you when you let him go free from you, for at half the cost of a hired servant he has served you six years; and the Lord your God will bless you in all you do.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest him go free from thee; for to the double of the hire of a hireling hath he served thee six years: and Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all that thou doest.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Don’t consider it a hardship to set these servants free from your service, because they worked for you for six years—at a value double that of a paid worker. The LORD your God will bless you in everything that you do.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ You should not avert your eyes from them when you set them free, because he has served you for six years, in a manner deserving of the pay of a hired hand. So may the Lord your God bless you in all the works that you do.

Deuteronomy 15:18 Cross References

Isaiah 16:14

But now יהוה  has spoken, saying, “Within three years, as the years of a hired man, the esteem of Mo’aḇ

Isaiah 21:16

For thus יהוה  has said to me, “Within a year, according to the year of a hired man, all the esteem of Qĕ

Deuteronomy 15:10

“You shall certainly give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for this reason יהוה  your Elohim does bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand.

Deuteronomy 15:17

then you shall take an awl and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Do the same to your female servant.

Deuteronomy 15:19

“Set apart to יהוה  your Elohim all the first-born males that come from your herd and your flock. Do no work with the first-born of your herd, nor shear the first-born of your flock.