seven years = when the seventh year has arrived. Compare Exo_23:10, Exo_23:11. Lev_25:3, Lev_25:4.
release. Compare Exo_23:10, Exo_23:11. Lev_25:6, Lev_25:7. In Ex. and Lev. rest for the land. In Deut, release for the debtor. The noun, shamat, only here and Deu_31:10. The verb, only in Exo_23:11 = to let lie down.