Deuteronomy 24:12

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

Targum Onkelos

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 hast lent shall bring out the pledge to thee.

13Thou shalt return him his pledge at sunset, that he may sleep in his garment, and may bless thee, and it shall be righteousness before the Lord thy God.

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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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