Do not send a Hebrew slave away empty-handed
Commandment 510ProhibitionParashat Re'ehSlaves
Scripture
"When you set him free, you shall not send him away empty-handed.
Hebrew
יג וְכִי-תְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ חָפְשִׁי, מֵעִמָּךְ--לֹא תְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ, רֵיקָם.
Greek
13 ὅταν δὲ ἐξαποστέλλῃς αὐτὸν ἐλεύθερον ἀπὸ σοῦ, οὐκ ἐξαποστελεῖς αὐτὸν κενόν·
Classification
- Parashah: Re'eh
- Sefer HaChinuch: 481
- Mishneh Torah: Acquisition — Slaves
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.