Deuteronomy 24:12

And, if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep in his pledge:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11outside, shalt thou stand, and the man to whom thou art lending, shall bring forth unto thee his pledge outside,

13thou shalt, restore, to him the pledge at the going in of the sun, so shall he sleep in his own mantle, and bless thee,—and, unto thee, shall it be righteousness before Yahweh thy God.

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Cross References

Job 22:6Surely then hast been wont to put thy brother in pledge, for nothing, and, the garments of the ill-clad, hast thou stripped off:

Job 24:7Ill-clad, they are left to lodge without clothing, and have no covering in the cold;

Job 24:10Naked, they go about without clothing, and, famished, 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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