Deuteronomy 24:12

Furthermore if it be a poore body, thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge,

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11But thou shalt stand without, and the man that borowed it of thee, shall bring the pledge out of the doores vnto thee.

13But shalt restore him the pledge when the sunne goeth downe, that he may sleepe in his raiment, and blesse thee: and it shalbe righteousnesse vnto thee before the Lord thy God.

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Cross References

Job 22:6For thou hast taken the pledge from thy brother for nought, and spoyled the clothes of the naked.

Job 24:7They cause the naked to lodge without garment, and without couering in the colde.

Job 24:10They cause him to go naked without clothing, and take the glening from the hungrie.

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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