Deuteronomy 24:6

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.

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4 then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

5 If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.

6 Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.

7 If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you.

8 In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.

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Deuteronomy 24:6 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.
KJV King James Version: No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.
WEB World English Bible: No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a life in pledge.
ASV American Standard Version: No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: 'None doth take in pledge millstones, and rider, for life it [is] he is taking in pledge.
DBY Darby Translation: No man shall take the hand-mill or the upper millstone in pledge; for it would be taking life in pledge.
WBS Webster Bible: No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone for a pledge: for he taketh a man's life for a pledge.