“And now, if I come to your servant my father and the boy is not with us – since his own life is bound up in his life –
Deuteronomy 24:6 - The Scriptures 2009 “No one takes in pledge the lower or the upper millstone, for he would be taking a life in pledge. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition No man shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking a life in pledge. American Standard Version (1901) No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man’s life to pledge. Common English Bible Millstones or even just the upper millstone must not be pawned, because that would be pawning someone’s livelihood. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not accept an upper or lower millstone as collateral. For then he will have placed his life with you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt not take the nether, nor the upper millstone to pledge: for he hath pledged his life to thee. |
“And now, if I come to your servant my father and the boy is not with us – since his own life is bound up in his life –
For you take pledges from your brother for naught, and strip the naked of their garments.
“Two women shall be grinding at the mill, one is taken and one is left.
And He said to them, “Mind, and beware of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the excess of his possessions.”
“When you besiege a city for a long time by fighting against it to take it, you do not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them. If you do eat of them, do not cut them down. For is the tree of the field a man to be besieged by you?
“When a man has taken a new wife, let him not go out into the army nor let any matter be imposed upon him. He shall be exempt one year for the sake of his home, to rejoice with his wife whom he has taken.
“When a man is found kidnapping any of his brothers of the children of Yisra’ĕl, and treats him harshly or sells him, then that kidnapper shall die. Thus you shall purge the evil from your midst.
“And the sound of harpists, and musicians, and flautists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you any more at all. And no craftsman of any trade shall be found in you any more at all. And the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you any more at all.