Deuteronomy 24:6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Pledges and Kidnappings. 6 [a]No one shall take a hand mill or even its upper stone as a pledge for debt, for that would be taking as a pledge the debtor’s life.
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- 24:6 Since the Israelites ground their grain into flour only in sufficient quantity for their current need, to deprive a debtor of his hand mill was equivalent to condemning him to starvation.
Deuteronomy 24:6
English Standard Version
6 “No one shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge, for that would be taking a life in pledge.
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Deuteronomy 24:6
New King James Version
6 “No man shall take the lower or the upper millstone in pledge, for he takes [a]one’s living in pledge.
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- Deuteronomy 24:6 life
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