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Deuteronomy 15:3

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Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
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  1. Deuteronomy 23:20Rank 1 from verse 3
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    20Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

  2. 1 Corinthians 6:6–7Rank 2 from verse 3
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    6But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

    7Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

  3. Exodus 22:25Rank 3 from verse 3
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    25¶ If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

  4. Galatians 6:10Rank 4 from verse 3
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    10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

  5. John 8:35Rank 5 from verse 3
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    35And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

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Deuteronomy 15:3

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

exact

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To demand or require payment, debt, labor, or another due, often by authority.

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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release

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1. To set a person free from custody or restraint. 2. To remit or cease exacting a debt or obligation. 3. The act or appointed year of such remission.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

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2And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord’s release.

3Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

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4Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:

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