Leviticus 25:36

What does Leviticus 25:36 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 25:36 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Take no interest from him, in money or in goods, but have the fear of your God before you, and let your brother make a living among you.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

thou takest no usury from him, or increase; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; and thy brother hath lived with thee;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Take not usury of him nor more than thou gavest. Fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Thou shalt take no usury nor increase of him; and thou shalt fear thyGod; that thy brother may live beside thee.

Context

v.35And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee.

v.36This passage

v.37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Exodus 22:25

    If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

  • Deuteronomy 23:19

    Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest.

  • Leviticus 25:17

    And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God.

  • Ezekiel 18:17

    that hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, that hath not received interest nor increase, hath executed mine ordinances, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

  • Ezekiel 22:12

    In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

  • Ezekiel 18:8

    he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,

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