Deuteronomy 24:11
Thou shall stand outside, and the man to whom thou lend shall bring forth the pledge outside to thee.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
12And if he is a poor man, thou shall not sleep with his pledge.
Cross References
Job 24:7They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 24:6-14
The Law of Divorce. ( b. c. 1451.) 5 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. 6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge. 7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away… Read the whole commentary →