VineVerse

Lend to the poor and destitute

Commandment 526Positive commandmentParashat MishpatimCreditor and Debtor

Scripture

"If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.

Hebrew

כד אִם-כֶּסֶף תַּלְוֶה אֶת-עַמִּי, אֶת-הֶעָנִי עִמָּךְ--לֹא-תִהְיֶה לוֹ, כְּנֹשֶׁה; לֹא-תְשִׂימוּן עָלָיו, נֶשֶׁךְ.

Greek

(22:24) ἐὰν δὲ ἀργύριον ἐκδανείσῃς τῷ ἀδελφῷ τῷ πενιχρῷ παρὰ σοί, οὐκ ἔσῃ αὐτὸν κατεπείγων, οὐκ ἐπιθήσεις αὐτῷ τόκον.

Classification

  • Parashah: Mishpatim
  • Sefer HaChinuch: 66
  • Mishneh Torah: Judgments — Creditor and Debtor

Stated in

Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.