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Deuteronomy 24:6
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6 One must not take either lower or upper millstones as security on a loan, for that is like taking a life itself as security.[a]

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  1. Deuteronomy 24:6 sn Taking millstones as security on a loan would amount to taking the owner’s own life in pledge, since the millstones were the owner’s means of earning a living and supporting his family.
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Deuteronomy 24:6
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6 Do not take a pair of millstones—not even the upper one—as security for a debt, because that would be taking a person’s livelihood as security.(A)

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