Deuteronomy 23:15 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

If a slave escapes from his master and comes to you, don't return him to his master.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

ASV:

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:

BBE:

Do not give back to his master a servant who has gone in flight from his master and come to you:

DBY:

Thou shalt not hand over to his master a bondman that hath escaped from his master unto thee:

ERV:

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

JPS:

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a bondman that is escaped from his master unto thee;

WBS:

Thou shalt not deliver to his master the servant who hath escaped from his master to thee:

WEB:

You shall not deliver to his master a servant who is escaped from his master to you:

YLT:

'Thou dost not shut up a servant unto his lord, who is delivered unto thee from his lord;

Deuteronomy 23:15 Cross References

XREF:

1 Samuel 30:15 Then David said to him, "Will you bring me down to this band?" And he said, "Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this band." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

23:15 Thou shalt not {h} deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:
(h) This is meant of the heathen , who fled because of their masters' cruelty, and embrace the true religion.

WES:

23:15 The servant - Of such as belonged to the Canaanites, or other neighbouring nations, because if he had lived in remote countries, it is not probable that he would flee so far to avoid his master, or that his master would follow him so far to recover him. For the Canaanites this sentence was most just, because both they and theirs were all forfeited to God and Israel, and whatsoever they enjoyed was by special indulgence. And for the other neighbours it may seem just also, because both masters and servants of these and other nations are unquestionably at the disposal of the Lord their maker and sovereign ruler. Understand it likewise of such as upon enquiry appear to have been unjustly oppressed by their masters. Now it is not strange if the great God, who hates all tyranny, and styles himself the refuge of the oppressed doth interpose his authority to rescue such persons from their cruel masters.

MHC:

23:15-25 It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptation to return to the world. We cannot honour God with our substance, unless it be honestly and honourably come by. It must not only be considered what we give, but how we got it. Where the borrower gets, or hopes to get, it is just that the lender should share the gain; but to him that borrows for necessary food, pity must be showed. That which is gone out of thy lips, as a solemn and deliberate vow, must not be recalled, but thou shalt keep and perform it punctually and fully. They were allowed to pluck and eat of the corn or grapes that grew by the road side; only they must not carry any away. This law intimated what great plenty of corn and wine they should have in Canaan. It provided for the support of poor travellers, and teaches us to be kind to such, teaches us to be ready to distribute, and not to think every thing lost that is given away. Yet it forbids us to abuse the kindness of friends, or to take advantage of what is allowed. Faithfulness to their engagements should mark the people of God; and they should never encroach upon others.

CONC:

Bondman Deliver Delivered Escaped Flight Master Refuge Servant Shut Slave

Bondman Deliver Delivered Escaped Hand Master Refuge Servant Shut Slave

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