Deuteronomy 23:19-20
Lexham English Bible
19 “You shall not charge your brother interest on money,[a] interest on[b] food, or interest on[c] anything that one could lend[d] on interest. 20 You may lend on interest to the foreigner, but to your countryman[e] you may not lend on interest, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all your undertakings[f] in the land where you are going,[g] in order to take possession of it.[h]
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- Deuteronomy 23:19 Literally “You shall not lend on interest to your brother, interest of money”
- Deuteronomy 23:19 Hebrew “of”
- Deuteronomy 23:19 Hebrew “of”
- Deuteronomy 23:19 Or “can lend”
- Deuteronomy 23:20 Or “brother”
- Deuteronomy 23:20 Literally “in all the sendings out of your hand”
- Deuteronomy 23:20 Literally “the land that you are going there”
- Deuteronomy 23:20 Literally “to take possession”
Deuteronomy 23:19-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 “You shall not charge interest on loans to another Israelite,[a] interest on money, interest on provisions, interest on anything that is lent.(A) 20 On loans to a foreigner you may charge interest, but on loans to another Israelite[b] you may not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land that you are about to enter and possess.(B)
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