1. Leviticus 25:35 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is the context of verse 35?

Leviticus 25:35 (ESV)

35 “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you.

Leviticus 25:35 turns to the issues of indebtedness within Hebrew society. The phrase cannot maintain himself is a single word in Hebrew (mwṭ). The term refers to something that stumbles (Psalm 46:3). In this instance, it is used to refer to someone who its unable to support himself.