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.
A poor Hebrew should, at the very least, be treated as well as a sojourner. These residents were well protected in the land. The indebted Hebrew is not allowed to be an outcast; instead he must remain a member of the community.
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.