Deuteronomy 24:6-13

New American Standard Bible

Various Laws

⁶ “No one shall seize a handmill or an upper millstone as a pledge for a loan, since he would be seizing the debtor’s ^[a]means of life as a pledge.

⁷ “^(A)If someone is ^[b]caught kidnapping any of his countrymen of the sons of Israel, and he treats him as merchandise and sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall eliminate the evil from among you.

⁸ “^(B)Be careful about an infestation of leprosy, that you are very attentive and act in accordance with everything that the Levitical priests teach you; just as I have commanded them, you shall be careful to act. ⁹ Remember what the Lord your God did ^(C)to Miriam on the way as you came out of Egypt.

¹⁰ “^(D)When you make your neighbor a loan of any kind, you shall not enter his house to take his pledge. ¹¹ You shall stand outside, and the person to whom you are making the loan shall bring the pledge outside to you. ¹² And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge. ^13 (E)When the sun goes down you shall certainly return the pledge to him, so that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and ^(F)it will be righteousness for you before the Lord your God.