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# General Information:
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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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# If your brother
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Here "brother" means an Israelite in general, whether a male or female. AT: "If a fellow Israelite" or "If a fellow Hebrew" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])
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# is sold to you
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If a person could not repay their debts, they sometimes sold themselves into slavery to pay what they owed. This can be stated in active form. AT: "sell themselves to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# six years
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"6 years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# seventh year
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"7th year." This "seventh" is the ordinal number for seven. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
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# you must not let him go empty-handed
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A person who has no possessions to provide for himself or his family is spoken of as if his hands were empty. AT: "you must not let him leave without having anything to provide for himself and his family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# liberally provide for him
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"generously give to him" |