Deuteronomy 24:6

Bible › Deuteronomy › Chapter 24 › Verse 6

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

In other translations

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

Hebrew words

לֹא־lo'-notH3808יַחֲבֹלyachavolanyone will take as pledgeH2254רֵחַיִםrechayima hand-millH7347וָרָכֶבvarakhevand an upper millstoneH7393כִּי־ki-forH3588נֶפֶשׁnefesha lifeH5315הוּאhu'thatH1931חֹבֵל׃ סchovel[is] taking as pledgeH2254

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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