Deuteronomy 15:18 
Konteks| NETBible | You should not consider it difficult to let him go free, for he will have served you for six years, twice 1 the time of a hired worker; the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do. |
| NASB © biblegateway Deu 15:18 |
"It shall not seem hard to you when you set him free, for he has given you six years with double the service of a hired man; so the LORD your God will bless you in whatever you do. |
| HCSB | Do not regard it as a hardship when you set him free, because he worked for you six years--worth twice the wages of a hired hand. Then the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do. |
| LEB | If you have to let your slave go free, it won’t be a hardship for you. It would have cost you twice as much to hire someone to do the same work for those six years. Besides, the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do. |
| NIV © biblegateway Deu 15:18 |
Do not consider it a hardship to set your servant free, because his service to you these six years has been worth twice as much as that of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do. |
| ESV | It shall not seem hard to you when you let him go free from you, for at half the cost of a hired servant he has served you six years. So the LORD your God will bless you in all that you do. |
| NRSV © bibleoremus Deu 15:18 |
Do not consider it a hardship when you send them out from you free persons, because for six years they have given you services worth the wages of hired laborers; and the LORD your God will bless you in all that you do. |
| REB | Do not resent it when you have to set him free, for his six years' service to you has been worth twice the wage of a hired man. Then the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do. |
| NKJV © biblegateway Deu 15:18 |
"It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth a double hired servant in serving you six years. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all that you do. |
| KJV | It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant [to thee], in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest. |
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| NASB © biblegateway Deu 15:18 |
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| NET [draft] ITL | You should not <03808> consider <05869> it difficult <07185> to let him go <07971> free <02670> , for <03588> he will have served <05647> you for six <08337> years <08141> , twice <04932> the time of a hired worker <07916> ; the Lord <03068> your God <0430> will bless <01288> you in everything <03605> you do <06213> . |
| HEBREW | |
| NETBible | You should not consider it difficult to let him go free, for he will have served you for six years, twice 1 the time of a hired worker; the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn The Hebrew term מִשְׁנֶה (mishneh, “twice”) could mean “equivalent to” (cf. NRSV) or, more likely, “double” (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT). The idea is that a hired worker would put in only so many hours per day whereas a bondslave was available around the clock. |

