Exodus 22:26

if thou dost at all take in pledge the garment of thy neighbour, during the going in of the sun thou dost return it to him:

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

In Context

25'If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

27for it alone is his covering, it [is] his garment for his skin; wherein doth he lie down? and it hath come to pass, when he doth cry unto Me, that I have heard, for I [am] gracious.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 24:10'When thou liftest up on thy brother a debt of anything, thou dost not go in unto his house to obtain his pledge;

Job 22:6For thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off.

Job 24:9They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.

Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave [it], Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.

Proverbs 20:16Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.

Ezekiel 18:7A man — he doth not oppress, His pledge to the debtor he doth return, Plunder he doth not take away, His bread to the hungry he doth give, And the naked doth cover with a garment,

Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:26-31

25 If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. 26 If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: 27 For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. 28 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. 29 Thou… Read the whole commentary →

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