Do not demand collateral from a widow
Commandment 532ProhibitionParashat Ki TetzeCreditor and Debtor
Scripture
"You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow's garment in pledge.
Hebrew
לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט גֵּר יָתוֹם וְלֹא תַחֲבֹל בֶּגֶד אַלְמָנָה׃
Greek
οὐκ ἐκκλινεῖς κρίσιν προσηλύτου καὶ ὀρφανοῦ καὶ χήρας καὶ οὐκ ἐνεχυράσεις ἱμάτιον χήρας
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.