Deuteronomy 24:6
World English Bible (WEB)
No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a life in pledge.
In context
4 her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife after she is defiled; for that would be an abomination to the LORD. You shall not cause the land to sin, which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance.
5 When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be assigned any business. He shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken.
6 No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a life in pledge.
7 If a man is found stealing any of his brothers of the children of Israel, and he deals with him as a slave, or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall remove the evil from among you.
8 Be careful in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you. As I commanded them, so you shall observe to do.
Deuteronomy 24:6 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a life in pledge.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.