Deuteronomy 24:12

And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

In Context

11Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto thee.

13thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee; and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.

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Cross References

Job 22:6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Job 24:7They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.

Job 24:10So that they go about naked without clothing, and being hungry they carry the sheaves;

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 →

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