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</li> <li class="tabItem marginal" data-related-content="studyMarginals" aria-label="marginal"> <span class="icon"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="navigationContents"> <div id="studyDiscover" class="studyPane active tabContent"> <div class="section"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui"><strong>Deuteronomy Outline</strong></span></h3><div class="summaryOutline"><ul class="content"><li class='scalableui'><ul class="outline"><li class="L1 chapterNo"><ul><li class="L2"><p>Debt canceled every seventh year <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15#h=103:0-104:0"><span class="altsize">1-6</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Assisting the poor <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15#h=104:0-105:0"><span class="altsize">7-11</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Release of slaves every seventh year <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15#h=105:0-107:0"><span class="altsize">12-18</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p><ul><li class="L3"><p>An awl through a slave’s ear <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15#h=106:0-106:306"><span class="altsize">16, 17</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li><li class="L2"><p>Firstborn animals sanctified <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15#h=107:0-108:0"><span class="altsize">19-23</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-1" data-section-citation="005015001005015001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:1</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/555" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-556"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 25:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-556" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-556" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p341" data-pid="341" class="se"></p> <p id="p342" data-pid="342" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/264/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 833</a></p> <p id="p343" data-pid="343" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p139" data-pid="139" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/137/0">it-2 833;</a></p> <p id="p140" data-pid="140" class="sx"></p> <p id="p242" data-pid="242" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/240/0">ad 68,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/240/1"> 434,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/240/2"> 1087;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/240/3"> w67 479</a></p> <p id="p243" data-pid="243" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-2" data-section-citation="005015002005015002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/556" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-557"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 31:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-557" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-557" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p343" data-pid="343" class="se"></p> <p id="p344" data-pid="344" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/265/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 601</a></p> <p id="p345" data-pid="345" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/266/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 833</a></p> <p id="p346" data-pid="346" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p140" data-pid="140" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/138/0">it-1 601;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/138/2"> it-2 833;</a></p> <p id="p141" data-pid="141" class="sx"></p> <p id="p243" data-pid="243" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/241/0">ad 171,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/241/1"> 434,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/241/2"> 1427;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/241/3"> w67 479</a></p> <p id="p244" data-pid="244" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-3" data-section-citation="005015003005015003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:3</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/557" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-558"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 12:43; De 14:21; 23:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-558" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-558" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p346" data-pid="346" class="se"></p> <p id="p347" data-pid="347" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/267/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 601</a></p> <p id="p348" data-pid="348" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/268/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 833</a></p> <p id="p349" data-pid="349" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p141" data-pid="141" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/139/0">it-1 601;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/139/2"> it-2 833;</a></p> <p id="p142" data-pid="142" class="sx"></p> <p id="p244" data-pid="244" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/242/0">ad 434,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/242/1"> 1427</a></p> <p id="p245" data-pid="245" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-4" data-section-citation="005015004005015004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/558" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-559"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 28:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-559" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-559" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p349" data-pid="349" class="se"></p> <p id="p350" data-pid="350" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/269/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 122</a></p> <p id="p351" data-pid="351" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p142" data-pid="142" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/140/0">it-2 122;</a></p> <p id="p143" data-pid="143" class="sx"></p> <p id="p245" data-pid="245" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/243/0">w76 202;</a><span class="ni"> li 22;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/243/3"> w51 118,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/243/4"> 455</a></p> <p id="p246" data-pid="246" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-5" data-section-citation="005015005005015005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/559" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-560"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 1:7, 8; Isa 1:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-560" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-560" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-6" data-section-citation="005015006005015006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:6</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-116"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p493" data-pid="493">Or “lend on pledge.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/560" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-561"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 28:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-561" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-561" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/561" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-562"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 28:13; 1Ki 4:24, 25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-562" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-562" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p351" data-pid="351" class="se"></p> <p id="p352" data-pid="352" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/270/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 122-123</a></p> <p id="p353" data-pid="353" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p143" data-pid="143" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/141/0">it-2 122-123;</a></p> <p id="p144" data-pid="144" class="sx"></p> <p id="p246" data-pid="246" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/244/0">ad 971</a></p> <p id="p247" data-pid="247" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-7" data-section-citation="005015007005015007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/562" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-563"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 21:13; Jas 2:15, 16; 1Jo 3:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-563" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-563" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p353" data-pid="353" class="se"></p> <div id="p354" data-pid="354"><p data-pid="354" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/271/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="354" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/271/0">9/15/2010, p. 8</a></p> </div><p id="p355" data-pid="355" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p144" data-pid="144" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/142/0">w10 9/15 8;</a></p> <p id="p145" data-pid="145" class="sx"></p> <p id="p247" data-pid="247" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/245/0">w79 4/15 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/245/4"> w78 6/15 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/245/6"> ad 709,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/245/7"> 1140,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/245/8"> 1217;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/245/9"> w66 92;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/245/10"> w51 118</a></p> <p id="p248" data-pid="248" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-8" data-section-citation="005015008005015008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:8</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-117"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p494" data-pid="494">Or “lend on pledge.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/563" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-564"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 25:35; Pr 19:17; Mt 5:42; Lu 6:34, 35; Ga 2:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-564" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-564" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p355" data-pid="355" class="se"></p> <div id="p356" data-pid="356"><p data-pid="356" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/272/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="356" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/272/0">9/15/2010, p. 8</a></p> </div><p id="p357" data-pid="357" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p145" data-pid="145" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/143/0">w10 9/15 8;</a></p> <p id="p146" data-pid="146" class="sx"></p> <p id="p248" data-pid="248" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/246/0">w78 6/15 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/246/2"> w66 92</a></p> <p id="p249" data-pid="249" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-9" data-section-citation="005015009005015009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:9</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/564" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-565"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 15:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-565" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-565" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/565" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-566"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 22:22, 23; De 24:14, 15; Pr 21:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-566" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-566" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p357" data-pid="357" class="se"></p> <p id="p358" data-pid="358" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/273/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 601</a></p> <p id="p359" data-pid="359" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p146" data-pid="146" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/144/0">it-1 601;</a></p> <p id="p147" data-pid="147" class="sx"></p> <p id="p249" data-pid="249" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/247/0">w73 407;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/247/3"> ad 210,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/247/4"> 434;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/247/5"> w51 118</a></p> <p id="p250" data-pid="250" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-10" data-section-citation="005015010005015010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:10</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-118"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p495" data-pid="495">Lit., “your heart.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/566" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-567"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 20:35; 2Co 9:7; 1Ti 6:18; Heb 13:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-567" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-567" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/567" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-568"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 24:19; Ps 41:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-568" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-568" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p250" data-pid="250" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/248/0">ad 709</a></p> <p id="p251" data-pid="251" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-11" data-section-citation="005015011005015011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:11</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/568" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-569"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 26:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-569" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-569" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/569" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-570"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 3:27; Mt 5:42; Lu 12:33</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-570" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-570" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p359" data-pid="359" class="se"></p> <p id="p360" data-pid="360" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/274/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 939</a></p> <p id="p361" data-pid="361" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/275/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 652</a></p> <p id="p362" data-pid="362" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p147" data-pid="147" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/145/0">it-1 939;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/145/2"> it-2 652;</a></p> <p id="p148" data-pid="148" class="sx"></p> <p id="p251" data-pid="251" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/249/0">w76 264;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/249/2"> w75 70;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/249/4"> ad 657,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/249/5"> 709,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/249/6"> 1319;</a><span class="ni"> li 22;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/249/8"> w51 118,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/249/9"> 455</a></p> <p id="p252" data-pid="252" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-12" data-section-citation="005015012005015012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/570" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-571"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 21:2; Le 25:39</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-571" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-571" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p362" data-pid="362" class="se"></p> <p id="p363" data-pid="363" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/276/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 833</a></p> <p id="p364" data-pid="364" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p148" data-pid="148" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/146/0">it-2 833;</a></p> <p id="p149" data-pid="149" class="sx"></p> <p id="p252" data-pid="252" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/250/0">w79 12/1 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/250/2"> ad 208,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/250/3"> 1427;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/250/4"> w64 699;</a><span class="ni"> bf 152</span></p> <p id="p253" data-pid="253" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-13" data-section-citation="005015013005015013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:13</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p253" data-pid="253" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/251/0">ad 208</a></p> <p id="p254" data-pid="254" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-15" data-section-citation="005015015005015015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:15</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p364" data-pid="364" class="se"></p> <div id="p365" data-pid="365"><p data-pid="365" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/277/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="365" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/277/0">11/15/2014, pp. 19-20</a></p> </div><p id="p366" data-pid="366" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p149" data-pid="149" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/147/0">w14 11/15 19-20</a></p> <p id="p150" data-pid="150" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-16" data-section-citation="005015016005015016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:16</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/571" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-572"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 21:5, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-572" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-572" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p254" data-pid="254" class="sx"><span class="ni">w48 136;</span><span class="ni"> w43 108</span></p> <p id="p255" data-pid="255" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-17" data-section-citation="005015017005015017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:17</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p255" data-pid="255" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/253/0">w52 733;</a><span class="ni"> w48 136;</span><span class="ni"> w43 108</span></p> <p id="p256" data-pid="256" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-19" data-section-citation="005015019005015019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:19</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-119"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p496" data-pid="496">Lit., “bull.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/572" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-573"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 13:2; 22:30; Nu 3:13; 18:15, 17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-573" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-573" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-20" data-section-citation="005015020005015020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:20</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/573" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-574"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 12:5, 6; 14:23; 16:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-574" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-574" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-21" data-section-citation="005015021005015021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:21</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/574" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-575"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 22:20; De 17:1; Mal 1:8; Heb 9:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-575" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-575" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-22" data-section-citation="005015022005015022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:22</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-120"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p497" data-pid="497">Lit., “gates.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/575" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-576"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 12:15; 14:4, 5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-576" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-576" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="5-15-23" data-section-citation="005015023005015023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Deuteronomy 15:23</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/576" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-577"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 9:4; Le 7:26; Ac 15:20, 29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-577" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-577" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/577" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-578"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 17:10, 13; De 12:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-578" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-578" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p366" data-pid="366" class="se"></p> <div id="p367" data-pid="367"><p data-pid="367" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/278/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="367" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204394/278/0">10/15/2000, pp. 30-31</a></p> </div><p id="p368" data-pid="368" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p150" data-pid="150" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270005/148/0">w00 10/15 30-31;</a></p> <p id="p151" data-pid="151" class="sx"></p> <p id="p256" data-pid="256" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020005/254/0">w64 267</a></p> <p id="p257" data-pid="257" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/555/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-556-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 25:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-556-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-556-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/556/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-557-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 31:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-557-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-557-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/557/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-558-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 12:43; De 14:21; 23:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-558-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-558-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/558/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-559-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 28:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-559-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-559-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/559/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-560-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 1:7, 8; Isa 1:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-560-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-560-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/560/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-561-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 28:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-561-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-561-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/561/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-562-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 28:13; 1Ki 4:24, 25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-562-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-562-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/562/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-563-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 21:13; Jas 2:15, 16; 1Jo 3:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-563-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-563-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/563/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-564-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 25:35; Pr 19:17; Mt 5:42; Lu 6:34, 35; Ga 2:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-564-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-564-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/564/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-565-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 15:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-565-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-565-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/565/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-566-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 22:22, 23; De 24:14, 15; Pr 21:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-566-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-566-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/566/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-567-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 20:35; 2Co 9:7; 1Ti 6:18; Heb 13:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-567-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-567-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/567/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-568-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 24:19; Ps 41:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-568-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-568-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/568/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-569-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 26:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-569-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-569-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/569/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-570-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 3:27; Mt 5:42; Lu 12:33</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-570-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-570-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/570/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-571-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 21:2; Le 25:39</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-571-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-571-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/571/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-572-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 21:5, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-572-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-572-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/572/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-573-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:19</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 13:2; 22:30; Nu 3:13; 18:15, 17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-573-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-573-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/573/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-574-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:20</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 12:5, 6; 14:23; 16:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-574-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-574-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/574/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-575-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:21</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 22:20; De 17:1; Mal 1:8; Heb 9:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-575-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-575-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/5/15/575/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-576-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Deut. 15:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 12:15; 14:4, 5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-576-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-576-1" 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ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Deuteronomy</h1> </header> <p id="p103" data-pid="103" class="sb"><span id="v5-15-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5320" class="cl vx vp"><strong>15</strong> </a>“At the end of every seven years, you should grant a release.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/555" data-bid="556-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v5-15-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5321" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>This is the nature of the release: Every creditor will release his neighbor from the debt he incurred. He should not demand payment from his neighbor or his brother, for it will be proclaimed a release to Jehovah.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/556" data-bid="557-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v5-15-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5322" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>You may demand payment from the foreigner,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/557" data-bid="558-1" class="b">+</a> but you should release your claim on whatever your brother owes you. </span><span id="v5-15-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5323" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>However, no one among you should become poor, for Jehovah will surely bless you<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/558" data-bid="559-1" class="b">+</a> in the land that Jehovah your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, </span><span id="v5-15-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5324" class="vl vp">5 </a>but only if you strictly obey the voice of Jehovah your God and carefully observe all this commandment that I am giving you today.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/559" data-bid="560-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v5-15-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5325" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>For Jehovah your God will bless you just as he has promised you, and you will lend<a id="footnotesource116" data-fnid="116" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070109/115">*</a> to many nations, but you will not need to borrow;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/560" data-bid="561-1" class="b">+</a> and you will dominate many nations, but they will not dominate you.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/561" data-bid="562-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p104" data-pid="104" class="sb"><span id="v5-15-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5326" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>“If one of your brothers becomes poor among you in one of your cities of the land that Jehovah your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or be tightfisted toward your poor brother.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/562" data-bid="563-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v5-15-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5327" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>For you should generously open your hand to him<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/563" data-bid="564-1" class="b">+</a> and by all means lend<a id="footnotesource117" data-fnid="117" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070109/116">*</a> whatever he needs or is lacking. </span><span id="v5-15-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5328" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>Be careful not to harbor this evil idea in your heart, ‘The seventh year, the year of the release, has approached,’<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/564" data-bid="565-1" class="b">+</a> and hold back your generosity toward your poor brother and give him nothing. If he calls out to Jehovah against you, it will be a sin on your part.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/565" data-bid="566-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v5-15-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5329" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>You should generously give to him,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/566" data-bid="567-1" class="b">+</a> and you<a id="footnotesource118" data-fnid="118" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070109/117">*</a> should not give to him grudgingly, for this is why Jehovah your God will bless your every deed and undertaking.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/567" data-bid="568-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v5-15-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5330" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>For there will always be poor people in the land.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/568" data-bid="569-1" class="b">+</a> That is why I am commanding you, ‘You should generously open up your hand to your afflicted and poor brother in your land.’<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/569" data-bid="570-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p105" data-pid="105" class="sb"><span id="v5-15-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5331" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>“If one of your brothers, a Hebrew man or woman, is sold to you and has served you for six years, then in the seventh year you should set him free.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/570" data-bid="571-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v5-15-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5332" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>And if you should set him free, do not send him away empty-handed. </span><span id="v5-15-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5333" class="vl vp">14 </a>You should supply him generously with something from your flock, your threshing floor, and your press for oil and wine. Just as Jehovah your God has blessed you, you should give to him. </span><span id="v5-15-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5334" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>Remember that you became a slave in the land of Egypt and that Jehovah your God redeemed you. That is why I am commanding you to do this today.</span></p> <p id="p106" data-pid="106" class="sb"><span id="v5-15-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5335" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>“But if he says to you, ‘I will not go out from your company!’ because he loves you and your household, since he has been happy while with you,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070109/571" data-bid="572-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v5-15-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070109/5336" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>you should then take an awl and put it through his ear into the door, and he will become your slave for life. 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