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The creditor must not forcibly take collateral

Commandment 529ProhibitionParashat Ki TetzeCreditor and Debtor

Scripture

"When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not enter his house to take his pledge.

Hebrew

י כִּי-תַשֶּׁה בְרֵעֲךָ, מַשַּׁאת מְאוּמָה--לֹא-תָבֹא אֶל-בֵּיתוֹ, לַעֲבֹט עֲבֹטוֹ.

Greek

Ἐὰν ὀφείλημα ᾖ ἐν τῷ πλησίον σου, ὀφείλημα ὁτιοῦν, οὐκ εἰσελεύσῃ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ ἐνεχυράσαι τὸ ἐνέχυρον·

Classification

  • Parashah: Ki Tetze
  • 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.