


Deuteronomy 24:6
Bible Versions
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh [a man's] life to pledge.
"No one may take a mill or even an upper millstone as collateral for a loan, because that would be taking as collateral the debtor's very means of sustenance.
Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.
No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.
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