Deuteronomy 24:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Deuteronomy 24:6

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh [a man’s] life to pledge.

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WEB

World English Bible

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a life in pledge.

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ASV

American Standard Version

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh [a man’s] life to pledge.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Deuteronomy 24

⁴ then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

⁵ If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.

⁶ Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.

⁷ If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you.

⁸ In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.

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