Deuteronomy 24:6
“No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Deuteronomy 24:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Man soll nicht Mühle noch Mühlstein pfänden; denn wer das tut, pfändet das Leben.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
No tomarás en prenda la muela de molino, ni la de abajo ni la de arriba: porque sería prendar la vida.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Não tomarás em penhor a pedra de moinho, nem a de baixo nem a de cima: porque seria penhorar a vida.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Nenhum homem tomará como penhor as duas pedras de moinho, nem mesmo uma mó como garantia, pois, assim, estará penhorando a vida do devedor.
📖 Deuteronomy 24:6 in Context
4Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the Lord: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
5When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
6No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.
7If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
8Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
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