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New American Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 24:12
"And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.
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Christian Standard Bible®
If he is a poor man, do not sleep with the garment he has given as security.
If he is a poor man, do not sleep with the garment he has given as security.
Hebrew Names Version
If he be a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge;
If he be a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge;
King James Version
And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
Lexham English Bible
And if he is a needy man, you shall not sleep in his pledge.
And if he is a needy man, you shall not sleep in his pledge.
English Standard Version
And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep in his pledge.
And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep in his pledge.
New Century Version
If a poor person gives you a coat to show he will pay the loan back, don't keep it overnight.
If a poor person gives you a coat to show he will pay the loan back, don't keep it overnight.
New English Translation
If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.
If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.
Amplified Bible
"If the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight.
"If the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Furthermore if it be a poore body, thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge,
Furthermore if it be a poore body, thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now if he is an afflicted man, you shall not sleep with his deposit.
Now if he is an afflicted man, you shall not sleep with his deposit.
Contemporary English Version
Suppose someone is so poor that a coat is the only thing that can be offered as a guarantee on a loan. Don't keep the coat overnight.
Suppose someone is so poor that a coat is the only thing that can be offered as a guarantee on a loan. Don't keep the coat overnight.
Complete Jewish Bible
If he is poor, you are not to go to bed with what he gave as collateral in your possession;
If he is poor, you are not to go to bed with what he gave as collateral in your possession;
Darby Translation
And if the man be needy, thou shalt not lie down with his pledge;
And if the man be needy, thou shalt not lie down with his pledge;
Easy-to-Read Version
If he is a poor man, then he might give the clothes that keep him warm . You must not keep that security overnight.
If he is a poor man, then he might give the clothes that keep him warm . You must not keep that security overnight.
George Lamsa Translation
And if the man is poor, you shall not sleep with his mantle.
And if the man is poor, you shall not sleep with his mantle.
Good News Translation
If he is poor, do not keep it overnight;
If he is poor, do not keep it overnight;
Literal Translation
And if the man is poor, you shall not sleep with his pledge.
And if the man is poor, you shall not sleep with his pledge.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf it be a poore body, thou shalt not lye downe to slepe, with his pledge,
But yf it be a poore body, thou shalt not lye downe to slepe, with his pledge,
American Standard Version
And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;
And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;
Bible in Basic English
If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;
If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Furthermore, if it be a poore body, thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge:
Furthermore, if it be a poore body, thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;
And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;
King James Version (1611)
And if the man be poore, thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge:
And if the man be poore, thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
If thy neighbour owe thee a debt, any debt whatsoever, thou shalt not go into his house to take his pledge:
If thy neighbour owe thee a debt, any debt whatsoever, thou shalt not go into his house to take his pledge:
English Revised Version
And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
Berean Standard Bible
If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli if he is pore, the wed schal not dwelle bi nyyt at thee,
Sotheli if he is pore, the wed schal not dwelle bi nyyt at thee,
Young's Literal Translation
`And if he is a poor man, thou dost not lie down with his pledge;
`And if he is a poor man, thou dost not lie down with his pledge;
Update Bible Version
And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge;
And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge;
Webster's Bible Translation
And if the man [is] poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
And if the man [is] poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
World English Bible
If he be a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge;
If he be a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge;
New King James Version
And if the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight.
And if the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight.
New Living Translation
If your neighbor is poor and gives you his cloak as security for a loan, do not keep the cloak overnight.
If your neighbor is poor and gives you his cloak as security for a loan, do not keep the cloak overnight.
New Life Bible
If he is a poor man, do not keep what he gives you through the night.
If he is a poor man, do not keep what he gives you through the night.
New Revised Standard
If the person is poor, you shall not sleep in the garment given you as the pledge.
If the person is poor, you shall not sleep in the garment given you as the pledge.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep in his pledge:
And, if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep in his pledge:
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if he be poor, the pledge shall not lodge with thee that night,
But if he be poor, the pledge shall not lodge with thee that night,
Revised Standard Version
And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep in his pledge;
And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep in his pledge;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.
"If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.
Contextual Overview
5 "When a man takes a new wife, he is not to go out with the army, nor be assigned any duty; he shall be free at home for one year and shall make his wife whom he has taken happy. 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 means of life as a pledge. 7 "If someone is caught kidnapping any of his countrymen of the sons of Israel, and he treats him as merchandise and sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall eliminate the evil from among you. 8 "Be careful about an infestation of leprosy, that you are very attentive and act in accordance with everything that the Levitical priests teach you; just as I have commanded them, you shall be careful to act. 9 "Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the way as you came out of Egypt. 10 "When you make your neighbor a loan of any kind, you shall not enter his house to take his pledge. 11 "You shall stand outside, and the person to whom you are making the loan shall bring the pledge outside to you. 12 "And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.13 "When the sun goes down you shall certainly return the pledge to him, so that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and it will be righteousness for you before the LORD your God.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Deuteronomy 24:17, Job 22:6, Job 24:3, Job 24:9
Reciprocal: Proverbs 3:28 - General Proverbs 25:20 - that taketh Ezekiel 18:7 - hath restored Amos 2:8 - laid
Cross-References
Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great."
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great."
Genesis 24:7
"The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land'—He will send His angel ahead of you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.
"The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land'—He will send His angel ahead of you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.
Genesis 24:8
"But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free of this oath of mine; only do not take my son back there."
"But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free of this oath of mine; only do not take my son back there."
Genesis 24:10
Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and went out with a variety of good things of his master's in his hand; so he set out and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and went out with a variety of good things of his master's in his hand; so he set out and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Genesis 24:11
He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water when it was evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water when it was evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
Genesis 24:16
The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had had relations with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up.
The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had had relations with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up.
Genesis 24:17
Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your jar."
Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your jar."
Genesis 24:27
And he said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned His kindness and His trustworthiness toward my master; as for me, the LORD has guided me in the way to the house of my master's brothers."
And he said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned His kindness and His trustworthiness toward my master; as for me, the LORD has guided me in the way to the house of my master's brothers."
Genesis 24:42
"So I came today to the spring, and said, 'LORD, God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I have been going successful;
"So I came today to the spring, and said, 'LORD, God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I have been going successful;
Genesis 24:48
"And I bowed low and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.
"And I bowed low and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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 destitute of goods and raiment in their houses, that whatever they parted with was distressing to them, and they could not well do without it:
thou shalt not sleep with his pledge; nor keep it a night; but deliver it to him, before he went to bed, and laid himself down to sleep.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Compare Exodus 22:25-27.
Deuteronomy 24:13
Righteousness unto thee - Compare Deuteronomy 6:25 note.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Deuteronomy 24:12. And if the man be poor, c. — Did not this law preclude pledging entirely, especially in case of the abjectly poor? For who would take a pledge in the morning which he knew, if not redeemed, he must restore at night? However, he might resume his claim in the morning, and have the pledge daily returned, and thus keep up his property in it till the debt was discharged Exodus 22:26; Exodus 22:26. The Jews in several cases did act contrary to this rule, and we find them cuttingly reproved for it by the Prophet Amos, Amos 2:8.
