Deuteronomy 15:13

13 And when you release them, do not send them away empty-handed.

Deuteronomy 15:13 in Other Translations

13 And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

13 And when you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty-handed.

13 “When you release a male servant, do not send him away empty-handed.

13 And when you set them free don't send them off empty-handed.

13 When you set him free, do not send him away empty-handed.

Deuteronomy 15:13 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 15:13

And when thou sendest him out free from thee
When he discharged him from his servitude, and made him a free man:

thou shall not let him go away empty;
without anything to support himself, or to put himself in a way of business; he having in the time of his servitude worked entirely for his master, and so could not have got and saved anything for himself.

Deuteronomy 15:13 In-Context

11 There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.

12 If any of your people—Hebrew men or women—sell themselves to you and serve you six years, in the seventh year you must let them go free.

13 And when you release them, do not send them away empty-handed.

14 Supply them liberally from your flock, your threshing floor and your winepress. Give to them as the LORD your God has blessed you.

15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you. That is why I give you this command today.