ware. wares. Hebrew, plural only here.
on the sabbath. Compare Nehemiah 9:14; Nehemiah 13:15; Nehemiah 13:16; Nehemiah 13:18; Nehemiah 13:19; Nehemiah 13:21. This observation of the sabbath ensured the reading of God's Word, and the multiplication of copies.
holy. See note on Exodus 3:5.
leave, &c.: i.e. forego the produce of the seventh year.
the seventh year. See Exodus 23:10; Exodus 23:11.Leviticus 25:2; Leviticus 25:7.
the exaction of every debt. Hebrew. the burden of every bond. Compare Nehemiah 5:10; Nehemiah 5:11, and Deuteronomy 15:2. especially in the year of release.