Leviticus 25:37
Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
Leviticus 25:37 in other translations
| BSB | You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit. |
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| WEB | You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit. |
| ASV | Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase. |
| YLT | thy money thou givest not to him in usury, and for increase thou givest not thy food; |
| DARBY | Thy money shalt thou not give him upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. |
| BBE | Do not take interest on the money which you let him have or on the food which you give him. |
| Webster | Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. |
What does Leviticus 25:37 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 25:35-38
35-38. if thy brother be waxen poor, ... relieve him--This was a most benevolent provision for the poor and unfortunate, designed to aid them or alleviate the evils of their condition. Whether a native Israelite or a mere sojourner, his richer neighbor was required to give him food, lodging, and a supply of money without usury. Usury was severely condemned (Psa 15:5; Eze 18:8, 17), but the prohibition cannot be…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 25:35-38
Poverty and decay are great grievances, and very common; the poor ye have always with you. Thou shalt relieve him; by sympathy, pitying the poor; by service, doing for them; and by supply, giving to them according to their necessity, and thine ability. Poor debtors must not be oppressed. Observe the arguments here used against extortion: "Fear thy God." Relieve the poor, "that they may live with thee;" for they may…
Leviticus 25:37 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Leviticus 25:36
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
- Leviticus 25:37
Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
- Leviticus 25:38
I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
Leviticus 25:37 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No le darás tu dinero á usura, ni tu vitualla á ganancia: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tu ne lui donneras pas ton argent à intérêt, et tu ne lui donneras pas tes vivres à usure. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dein Geld sollst du ihm nicht um Zins geben und deine Nahrungsmittel nicht um Wucher geben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Pecuniam tuam non dabis ei ad usuram, et frugum superabundantiam non exiges. |