26 if thou dost at all take in pledge the garment of thy neighbour, during the going in of the sun thou dost return it to him:
And on pledged garments they stretch themselves near every altar, And the wine of fined ones they drink `in' the house of their gods.
`None doth take in pledge millstones, and rider, for life it `is' he is taking in pledge.
`When thou liftest up on thy brother a debt of anything, thou dost not go in unto his house to obtain his pledge; at the outside thou dost stand, and the man on whom thou art lifting `it' up is bringing out unto thee the pledge at the outside. `And if he is a poor man, thou dost not lie down with his pledge; thou dost certainly give back to him the pledge at the going in of the sun, and he hath lain down in his own raiment, and hath blessed thee; and to thee it is righteousness before Jehovah thy God.
`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of a fatherless sojourner, nor take in pledge the garment of a widow;
If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?
A man -- he doth not oppress, His pledge to the debtor he doth return, Plunder he doth not take away, His bread to the hungry he doth give, And the naked doth cover with a garment,
Worthy.Bible » Commentaries » Matthew Henry Commentary » Commentary on Exodus 22
Commentary on Exodus 22 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 22
The laws of this chapter relate,
Exd 22:1-6
Here are the laws,
Exd 22:7-15
These laws are,
Exd 22:16-24
Here is,
Exd 22:25-31
Here is,