For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Deuteronomy 24:12 - King James Version - American Edition And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight. American Standard Version (1901) And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge; Common English Bible Moreover, if the person is poor, you are not allowed to sleep in their pawned coat. Catholic Public Domain Version But if he is poor, then the collateral shall not remain with you through the night. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if he be poor, the pledge shall not lodge with thee that night, |
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.
They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.
in 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.
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge: