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Deuteronomy 24:12

Deuteronomy 24:12
And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And if the man be poor,.... Which may be thought to be the case of everyone that gives pledges for a debt he owes, or a sum of money he borrows; yet there might be a difference: some might be so very…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 24:5-13

Here is, I. Provision made for the preservation and confirmation of love between new-married people, Deu 24:5. This fitly follows upon the laws concerning divorce, which would be prevented if their…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Deuteronomy 24:10-13

Of Taking and Restoring Pledges. The lender must not invade the borrower's house to select a pledge for the loan, the borrower shall bring it out (Deu 24:10 f.); if he be poor, the pledge, usually his…

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