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And ifוְאִםheהוּאis a poorעָנִיman,אִישׁyou shall notלֹאsleepתִשְׁכַּבwith his pledge.בַּעֲבֹטוֹ
Deuteronomy 24:12
Study it in the app“And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 24:12, word by word
- is a poorעָנִיani
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “ani” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- sleepתִשְׁכַּבtishkav
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “tishkav” appears- with his pledgeעֲבֹטavot
pledge
Pledge: an object left as a guarantee for a loan.
Where else “avot” appears
The context
11You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you are lending shall bring the pledge outside to you.
12 · This verse (above)
13You shall surely return the pledge to him when the sun goes down, so that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and it will be righteousness for you before YHWH your Elohim.