Do not delay return of collateral when needed
Commandment 531ProhibitionParashat Ki TetzeCreditor and Debtor
Scripture
"If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.
Hebrew
יב וְאִם-אִישׁ עָנִי, הוּא--לֹא תִשְׁכַּב, בַּעֲבֹטוֹ.
Greek
ἐὰν δὲ ὁ ἄνθρωπος πένηται, οὐ κοιμηθήσῃ ἐν τῷ ἐνεχύρῳ αὐτοῦ·
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.