Deuteronomy 24:12
What does Deuteronomy 24:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 24:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;
KJV
King James Version · 1611And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And if he is a poor man, thou dost not lie down with his pledge;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But if he be poor, the pledge shall not lodge with thee that night,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And if the man be needy, thou shalt not lie down with his pledge;
Context
v.11Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto thee.
v.12This passage
v.13thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before Jehovah thy God.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 24:17
Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to the sojourner, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow’s raiment to pledge;
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