Deuteronomy 24:6
No man shall take in pledge a handmill, or an upper millstone,—for he would be taking life, in pledge.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 44:30Now, therefore, as surely as I go in unto thy servant my father, and, the lad, is not with us,—seeing that his soul is bound up with the lad’s soul,
Deuteronomy 20:19When thou shalt besiege a city for many days to fight against it, to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding against them an axe, when of them, thou mightest eat, them, there-fore shalt thou not cut down,—for, Is the tree of the field, a man, that it should enter, because of thee into the siege?
Revelation 18:22And sound of harp-singers, and musicians, and flute-players, and trumpeters,—in nowise be heard in thee any more; and any artisan [of any art],—in nowise be found in thee any more; and sound of millstone,—in nowise be found in thee any more;
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 →