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That is why I give you this command today. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> Remember that you were once slaves in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you! That is why I am giving you this command. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this today. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/15.htm">King James Bible</a> And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/15.htm">New King James Version</a> You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And you are to remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore I am commanding this of you today. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this today. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this today. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you; therefore I am commanding you this today. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And you shall remember and thoughtfully consider that you were [once] a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore, I am commanding you these things today. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to-day. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I am commanding you to obey the LORD as a reminder that you were slaves in Egypt before he set you free. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing today. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the LORD your God freed you. That's why I'm giving you this command today. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the LORD your God set you free; that is why I am now giving you this command. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Don't ever forget that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, yet the LORD your God redeemed you. Therefore, I'm giving you these commands today. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore, I am commanding you to do this thing today. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You shall remember that you were a bondservant in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you: therefore I command you this thing today. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing this day. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/15.htm">World English Bible</a> You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you. Therefore I command you this thing today. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you have remembered that you have been a servant in the land of Egypt, and your God YHWH ransoms you; therefore I am commanding you this thing today. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God doth ransom thee; therefore I am commanding thee this thing to-day. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And remember that thou wert a servant in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God will redeem thee: for I command thee this word this day.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Remember that thou also wast a bondservant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God made thee free, and therefore I now command thee this. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Remember that you yourself also served in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God set you free. And therefore, I now command this of you. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/15.htm">New American Bible</a> For remember that you too were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD, your God, redeemed you. That is why I am giving you this command today. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; for this reason I lay this command upon you today.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And you shall remember that you were a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD your God delivered you; therefore I command you this thing today. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And remember that you were a Slave in Egypt and LORD JEHOVAH your God saved you, because of this I command you this word today.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee; therefore I command thee this thing to-day. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee from thence; therefore I charge thee to do this thing. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=4484" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/15.htm">Release of Hebrew Servants</a> …14You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you. 15<a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: wə·zā·ḵar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">you were</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘e·ḇeḏ (N-ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">slaves</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">and the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6299.htm" title="6299: way·yip̄·də·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To ransom. A primitive root; to sever, i.e. Ransom; gener. To release, preserve.">redeemed you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">that is why</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā (V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">am giving</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">command</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">today.</a> 16But if your servant says to you, ‘I do not want to leave you,’ because he loves you and your household and is well off with you,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3</a> So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten. <a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a> “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. <a href="/leviticus/25-42.htm">Leviticus 25:42</a> Because the Israelites are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves. <a href="/leviticus/25-55.htm">Leviticus 25:55</a> For the Israelites are My servants. They are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Deuteronomy 5:15</a> Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the LORD your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Deuteronomy 24:18</a> Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Deuteronomy 24:22</a> Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this. <a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Psalm 81:6-10</a> “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket. / You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah / Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me! ... <a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1</a> But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! <a href="/isaiah/44-21.htm">Isaiah 44:21-22</a> Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you. / I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you. <a href="/jeremiah/16-14.htm">Jeremiah 16:14-15</a> Yet behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’ / Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ For I will return them to their land that I gave to their forefathers. <a href="/jeremiah/23-7.htm">Jeremiah 23:7-8</a> So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’ / Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ Then they will dwell once more in their own land.” <a href="/luke/1-74.htm">Luke 1:74-75</a> deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear, / in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives. <a href="/john/8-32.htm">John 8:32-36</a> Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” / “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?” / Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. ... <a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Acts 7:34</a> I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you: therefore I command you this thing to day.<a href="/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14,15</a> But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou… <a href="/deuteronomy/16-12.htm">Deuteronomy 16:12</a> And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.<a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a> I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/genesis/44-33.htm">Bond-Man</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">Bondservant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-11.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-11.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-10.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-27.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/numbers/35-32.htm">Ransom</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-5.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-2.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-12.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-5.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-5.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Wast</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/15-17.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-12.htm">Bond-Man</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-12.htm">Bondservant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-3.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-7.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-12.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Ransom</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-12.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-16.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-12.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-12.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-3.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-12.htm">Wast</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 15</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-1.htm">The seventh year a year of release for the poor</a> 7. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">one must be generous in lending or giving</a> 12. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-12.htm">A Hebrew servant, except by choice, must be freed in the seventh year</a> 19. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-19.htm">All firstborn males of the cattle are to be sanctified unto the Lord.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt This phrase serves as a reminder of Israel's past bondage and suffering in Egypt, a central narrative in the Old Testament. The Israelites' slavery in Egypt is documented in the book of Exodus, where they endured harsh conditions under Pharaoh's rule. This historical context emphasizes God's deliverance and the transformation from slavery to freedom. The memory of their past servitude is intended to foster humility and compassion, encouraging them to treat others, especially the poor and enslaved, with justice and mercy. This remembrance is a recurring theme in Deuteronomy, reinforcing the importance of gratitude and obedience to God.and the LORD your God redeemed you The term "redeemed" signifies a powerful act of liberation and salvation by God. In the biblical context, redemption often involves a cost or sacrifice, pointing to God's intervention in freeing the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. This act of redemption is a foreshadowing of the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who is seen as the fulfillment of God's promise to redeem His people. The concept of redemption is central to the Christian faith, symbolizing deliverance from sin and spiritual death.that is why I am giving you this command today The command referred to here is part of the broader covenantal laws given to the Israelites. These laws are not arbitrary but are grounded in the historical and theological reality of God's redemptive acts. The commands are meant to shape a community that reflects God's character and justice. This phrase underscores the connection between divine deliverance and ethical living, suggesting that the Israelites' obedience to God's laws is a response to His grace and mercy. The "today" emphasizes the immediacy and relevance of God's commands, urging the Israelites to live in accordance with His will in their present circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God who were once enslaved in Egypt and later redeemed by God's mighty hand. 2. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land where the Israelites were held in bondage for 400 years before God delivered them. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel who redeemed His people from slavery. 4. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader and prophet who delivered God's laws and commands to the Israelites, including this reminder in Deuteronomy. 5. <a href="/topical/r/redemption.htm">Redemption</a> The act of God delivering the Israelites from slavery, symbolizing spiritual redemption.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a> Remembering past deliverance strengthens faith and gratitude. Reflect on personal "Egypts" from which God has delivered you. <a href="/topical/g/god's_command_and_our_response.htm">God's Command and Our Response</a> God's commands are rooted in His past actions and character. Obedience is a response to God's redemptive work in our lives. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_redemption.htm">Spiritual Redemption</a> Just as God redeemed Israel, He offers spiritual redemption through Christ. Embrace and live out the freedom found in Christ. <a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_generosity.htm">Gratitude and Generosity</a> Remembering God's deliverance should lead to a life of gratitude and generosity. Consider how you can extend grace and freedom to others. <a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a> Our identity is shaped by God's redemptive work, not our past bondage. Live as those who are free, serving God and others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 15</a> <a href="/q/why_doesn't_the_bible_condemn_slavery.htm">Why does the Bible never explicitly condemn slavery?</a> <a href="/q/how_didn't_debt_cancellation_ruin_economy.htm">Deuteronomy 15:1–2 prescribes canceling debts every seven years—how would this not destabilize an ancient economy? </a> <a href="/q/how_is_lifelong_servitude_ethical.htm">In Exodus 21:2–6, how is the practice of permanently marking a servant’s ear and lifelong servitude reconciled with moral or ethical standards? </a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_exodus_event.htm">Deuteronomy 5:15 links keeping the Sabbath to the Exodus event; what is the archaeological or historical evidence for such a large-scale event?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) Thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt.--"And that I furnished and adorned thee from the spoils of Egypt and the spoils of the sea" (Rashi).Therefore I command thee�--In <a href="/leviticus/25-42.htm" title="For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as slaves.">Leviticus 25:42</a> the reason is given thus: "They are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as bondmen" (i.e., not for ever). The land was under the same restriction--it "shall not be sold for ever; for the land is mine" (<a href="/context/leviticus/25-16.htm" title="According to the multitude of years you shall increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years you shall diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits does he sell to you.">Leviticus 25:16-17</a>; <a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm" title="The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine, for you are strangers and sojourners with me.">Leviticus 25:23</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - Compliance is enforced by the consideration that the Israelites had been themselves bondmen in Egypt, and had been redeemed out of that bondage by God (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Deuteronomy 5:15</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/10-19.htm">Deuteronomy 10:19</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/16-12.htm">Deuteronomy 16:12</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/24-18.htm">Deuteronomy 24:18, 22</a>; <a href="/exodus/22-20.htm">Exodus 22:20</a>; <a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Exodus 23:9</a>; <a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Leviticus 19:34</a>). As God had dealt by them, so it behooved them to deal by others in like condition and need. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Remember וְזָכַרְתָּ֗ (wə·zā·ḵar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you were הָיִ֙יתָ֙ (hā·yî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be slaves עֶ֤בֶד (‘e·ḇeḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt, מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa and the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative redeemed you; וַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֖ (way·yip̄·də·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6299.htm">Strong's 6299: </a> To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve that is why עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against I אָנֹכִ֧י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I am giving מְצַוְּךָ֛ (mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order you אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case this הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that command הַדָּבָ֥ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause today. הַיּֽוֹם׃ (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Deuteronomy 15:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Deuteronomy 15:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Deuteronomy 15:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Deuteronomy 15:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Deuteronomy 15:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Deuteronomy 15:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Deuteronomy 15:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Deuteronomy 15:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Deuteronomy 15:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Deuteronomy 15:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 15:15 You shall remember that you were (Deut. 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