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Deuteronomy 24:12

And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
Deuteronomy 24:12 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;

    ASV

  • If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;

    BBE

  • And if the man be needy, thou shalt not lie down with his pledge;

    DBY

  • If he be a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge;

    WEB

  • `And if he is a poor man, thou dost not lie down with his pledge;

    YLT

  • And if the man be poor, you shall not sleep with his pledge:

    ENG

  • And if the man is poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

    WBT

  • If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;

    BSB

In context

10When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.

11Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.

12And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

13In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.

14Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

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