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Deuteronomy 24:6
New King James Version
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
Deuteronomy 24:6
English Standard Version
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 American Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 24:6
New American Standard Bible
Various Laws
6 “No one shall seize a handmill or an upper millstone as a pledge for a loan, since he would be seizing the debtor’s [a]means of life as a pledge.
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- Deuteronomy 24:6 Lit soul
Deuteronomy 24:6
New International Version
Deuteronomy 24:6
New International Version
6 Do not take a pair of millstones—not even the upper one—as security for a debt, because that would be taking a person’s livelihood as security.(A)
Deuteronomy 24:6
King James Version
Deuteronomy 24:6
King James Version
6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
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