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Hebrew Texts KJV with Strong's No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge for he taketh a man's life to pledge דברים 24:6 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex לֹא־יַחֲבֹ֥ל רֵחַ֖יִם וָרָ֑כֶב כִּי־נֶ֖פֶשׁ ה֥וּא חֹבֵֽל׃ ס דברים 24:6 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) דברים 24:6 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) דברים 24:6 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking a life in pledge. King James Bible No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge. Holman Christian Standard Bible Do not take a pair of millstones or an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that is like taking a life as security." Treasury of Scripture Knowledge shall take Small hand-mills, which ground at one time only a sufficient quantity for day's consumption; hence they were forbidden to take either of the stones to pledge, because if they did, they would be deprived of the means of preparing their necessary food, and the family be without bread, and the family be without bread. On this account they are called in the text, {a man's life} The same reason holds good against receiving in pledge, or distraining for debt, any instrument of labour, by which men earn their livelihood Exodus 22:26,27 If you at all take your neighbor's raiment to pledge, you shall deliver … Revelation 18:22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, … life Deuteronomy 20:19 When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against … Genesis 44:30 Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the lad … Luke 12:15 And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness… Links Deuteronomy 24:6 • Deuteronomy 24:6 NIV • Deuteronomy 24:6 NLT • Deuteronomy 24:6 ESV • Deuteronomy 24:6 NASB • Deuteronomy 24:6 KJV • Deuteronomy 24:6 Bible Apps • Deuteronomy 24:6 Biblia Paralela • Deuteronomy 24:6 Chinese Bible • Deuteronomy 24:6 French Bible • Deuteronomy 24:6 German Bible • Bible Hub |