Deuteronomy 24:12
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New International Version (©1984)
If the man is poor, do not go to sleep with his pledge in your possession.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
If the person is poor, don't keep the coat you took as a deposit overnight.

King James Bible
And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

American King James Version
And if the man be poor, you shall not sleep with his pledge:

American Standard Version
And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;

Bible in Basic English
If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;

Douay-Rheims Bible
But if he be poor, the pledge shall not lodge with thee that night,

Darby Bible Translation
And if the man be needy, thou shalt not lie down with his pledge;

English Revised Version
And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

Webster's Bible Translation
And if the man is poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

World English Bible
If he be a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge;

Young's Literal Translation
'And if he is a poor man, thou dost not lie down with his pledge;

Geneva Study Bible

And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

Wesley's Notes

24:12 Thou shalt not sleep - But restore it before night, which intimates that he should take no such thing for pledge, without which a man cannot sleep.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

24:5-13 It is of great consequence that love be kept up between husband and wife; that they carefully avoid every thing which might make them strange one to another. Man-stealing was a capital crime, which could not be settled, as other thefts, by restitution. The laws concerning leprosy must be carefully observed. Thus all who feel their consciences under guilt and wrath, must not cover it, or endeavour to shake off their convictions; but by repentance, and prayer, and humble confession, take the way to peace and pardon. Some orders are given about pledges for money lent. This teaches us to consult the comfort and subsistence of others, as much as our own advantage. Let the poor debtor sleep in his own raiment, and praise God for thy kindness to him. Poor debtors ought to feel more than commonly they do, the goodness of creditors who do not take all the advantage of the law against them, nor should this ever be looked upon as weakness.


Deuteronomy 24:11 "You shall remain outside, and the man to whom you make the loan shall bring the pledge out to you.
Deuteronomy 24:13 "When the sun goes down you shall surely return the pledge to him, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and it will be righteousness for you before the LORD your God. (NASB ©1995)

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And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

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