King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

KJVu: 1 At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release.

Notes: "Make" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6213 with a Strong’s definition of "accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold a feast, X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use."

KJV:   2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother ; because it is called the LORD’S release.

KJVu: 2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor who has lent anything to his neighbor shall release it; he shall not require it from his neighbor, or of his brother , because it is called the LORD’S release.

Notes: "Exact" highlighted in the KJV verse is defined by King James Bible Dictionary as "To force or compel to pay or yield; to demand or require authoritatively; to extort by means of authority or without pity or justice. It is an offense for an officer to exact illegal or unreasonable fees. It is customary for conquerors to exact tribute or contributions from conquered countries."

KJV:   3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again : but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

KJVu: 3 From a foreigner you may require it ; but your hand shall release that which is yours with your brother;

KJV:   4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it :

KJVu: 4 Except when there shall be no poor among YOU; for the LORD shall greatly bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it .

KJV:   5 Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.

KJVu: 5 Only if you carefully listen to the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command you this day.

KJV:   6 For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

KJVu: 6 For the LORD your God blesses you, as he promised you; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; and you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you.

KJV:   7 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother :

KJVu: 7 If there is among YOU a poor man of one of your brethren within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother ,

KJV:   8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

KJVu: 8 but you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, which he lacks.

Notes: "Wanteth" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2637 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "be abated, bereave, decrease, cause to fail, have lack, make lower, want -|- A primitive root; to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen — be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want."

KJV:   9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand ; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

KJVu: 9 Beware that there is not a thought in your wicked heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand ,' and your eye is evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cries to the LORD against you, and it is sin to you.

KJV:   10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him : because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

KJVu: 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him ; because for this thing the LORD your God shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand to.

KJV:   11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land : therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

KJVu: 11 For the poor shall never cease from the land ; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in thy land. '

KJV:   12 And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

KJVu: 12 If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you, and serves you six years; then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.

KJV:   13 And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

KJVu: 13 And when you send him out free from you, you shall not let him go away empty-handed.

KJV:   14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress : of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

KJVu: 14 You shall furnish him liberally from your flock, and from your threashing floor, and from your winepress . From that which the LORD your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.

KJV:   15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.

KJVu: 15 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today.

KJV:   16 And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;

KJVu: 16 And it shall be, if he says to you, 'I will not go away from you,' because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you,

KJV:   17 Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.

KJVu: 17 Then you shall take an awl, and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. And also to your female servant you shall do likewise.

KJV:   18 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.

KJVu: 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 , and the LORD your God shall bless you in all that you do.

KJV:   19 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God : thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

KJVu: 19 All the firstborn males that come from your herd and from your flock you shall sanctify to the LORD your God ; you shall do no work with the firstborn from your bulls, nor shear the firstborn from your sheep.

KJV:   20 Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.

KJVu: 20 You shall eat it before the LORD your God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, you and your household.

KJV:   21 And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.

KJVu: 21 But if there is any blemish on it, if it is lame, or blind, or has any bad blemish, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

Notes: "Ill" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7451 with a Strong’s definition of "adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong (Incl feminine raaah; as adjective or noun)."

KJV:   22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates : the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.

KJVu: 22 You shall eat it within your gates ; the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as a roebuck, and as a hart.

KJV:   23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.

KJVu: 23 Only you shall not eat the blood of it; you shall pour it on the ground as water.