Deuternomium 15:3

3 Den Fremden magst du drängen; was du aber bei deinem Bruder hast, soll deine Hand erlassen;

Deuternomium 15:3 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 15:3

Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again
Either on the seventh year, or after it:

but that which is thine with thy brother, thine hand shall release;
a debt that lies between them, where the one is the creditor, and the other debtor, the creditor shall freely and fully forgive the debtor. So those only are released or forgiven by the Lord who are his own, whom he has reserved for himself, or chosen to everlasting life; who are interested in the covenant of his grace, one article in which is the forgiveness of sins; and who are redeemed by the blood of Christ, a branch of which redemption is remission of sin; and who are called by grace, and believe in Christ, to whom pardon of sins is promised; but those who are foreigners and strangers, and are not the Lord's chosen, redeemed, and called people, have no share in this blessing of grace; nor such who are rich in their own esteem, and need nothing; but those who are poor and unable to pay their debts, and are sensible of their spiritual poverty, and apply to the Lord for the forgiveness of their sins.

Deuternomium 15:3 In-Context

1 Am Ende von sieben Jahren sollst du einen Erlaß halten. Und dies ist die Sache mit dem Erlasse:

2 Jeder Schuldherr soll erlassen das Darlehn seiner Hand, das er seinem Nächsten geliehen hat; er soll seinen Nächsten und seinen Bruder nicht drängen; denn man hat einen Erlaß dem Jehova ausgerufen.

3 Den Fremden magst du drängen; was du aber bei deinem Bruder hast, soll deine Hand erlassen;

4 es sei denn, daß kein Armer unter dir ist. Denn Jehova wird dich reichlich segnen in dem Lande, welches Jehova, dein Gott, dir als Erbteil gibt, es zu besitzen,

5 wenn du nur der Stimme Jehovas, deines Gottes, fleißig gehorchst, darauf zu achten, dieses ganze Gebot zu tun, das ich dir heute gebiete.