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Deuteronomy 15:13

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

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וְכִֽיvekhiand assuredכִּיconjunction, conjunction — “and assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…תְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּteshalchenvsendשָׁלַחverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, an unfinished actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…חָפְשִׁ֖יchafeshifreeחׇפְשִׁיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “free”, the ordinary formH2670exempt (from bondage, tax or care)free, liberty.מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְmeimakhefrom withעִםpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “from with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּteshalchenvsendשָׁלַחverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, an unfinished actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…רֵיקָֽםreyqamwithout causeרֵיקָםadverb — “without cause”H7387emptily; figuratively (objective) ineffectually, (subjective) undeservedlywithout cause, empty, in vain, void.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not let him go empty;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not let him go empty:

Young’s Literal Translation

And when thou dost send him away free from thee, thou dost not send him away empty;

World English Bible

When you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not let him go empty;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And when thou shalt send him out free from thee, thou shalt not send him out empty.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅταν δὲ ἐξαποστέλλῃς αὐτὸν ἐλεύθερον ἀπὸ σοῦ, οὐκ ἐξαποστελεῖς αὐτὸν κενόν.