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25 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you shall return it to him before sunset;

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25 “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.(A)

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35 When one of your kindred is reduced to poverty and becomes indebted to you, you shall support that person like a resident alien; let your kindred live with you. 36 Do not exact interest in advance or accrued interest,[a] but out of fear of God let your kindred live with you. 37 (A)Do not give your money at interest or your food at a profit.

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  1. 25:36 Interest in advance or accrued interest: two types of interest are mentioned here. The former may refer to interest subtracted from the loaned amount in advance, and the latter, to interest or a payment in addition to the loaned amount.

35 “‘If any of your fellow Israelites become poor(A) and are unable to support themselves among you, help them(B) as you would a foreigner and stranger, so they can continue to live among you. 36 Do not take interest(C) or any profit from them, but fear your God,(D) so that they may continue to live among you. 37 You must not lend them money at interest(E) or sell them food at a profit.

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19 You shall not offer a prostitute’s fee or a dog’s pay[a] as any kind of votive offering in the house of the Lord, your God; both these things are an abomination to the Lord, your God.(A)

20 (B)You shall not demand interest from your kindred on a loan of money or of food or of anything else which is loaned.

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Footnotes

  1. 23:19 Dog’s pay: “dog” is a derogatory term for a male temple prostitute.

19 Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.(A) 20 You may charge a foreigner(B) interest, but not a fellow Israelite, so that the Lord your God may bless(C) you in everything you put your hand to in the land you are entering to possess.

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