What is commandment #526 of the 613 commandments?

Commandment #526 is a positive commandment from Exodus 22:25: "Lend to the poor and destitute." It belongs to the category of Loans.

Where is commandment #526 found in the Bible?

This commandment is found in Exodus 22:25, in the book of Exodus.

Positive Commandment #526 of 613

Commandment #526 — a positive obligation from Exodus 22:25, classified under Loans in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

“"If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.”

— Exodus 22:25

Hebrew

כד אִם-כֶּסֶף תַּלְוֶה אֶת-עַמִּי, אֶת-הֶעָנִי עִמָּךְ--לֹא-תִהְיֶה לוֹ, כְּנֹשֶׁה; לֹא-תְשִׂימוּן עָלָיו, נֶשֶׁךְ.

Greek (Septuagint)

(22:24) ἐὰν δὲ ἀργύριον ἐκδανείσῃς τῷ ἀδελφῷ τῷ πενιχρῷ παρὰ σοί, οὐκ ἔσῃ αὐτὸν κατεπείγων, οὐκ ἐπιθήσεις αὐτῷ τόκον.

#527: Do not press the poor and destitute for payment if you know they don't have it

Exodus 22:25

#528: Press the idolater for payment of a loan

Deuteronomy 15:3

#529: The creditor must not forcibly take collateral

Deuteronomy 24:10

#530: Return the collateral to the debtor when needed

Deuteronomy 24:13

#531: Do not delay return of collateral when needed

Deuteronomy 24:12

#532: Do not demand collateral from a widow

Deuteronomy 24:17

#525: The courts must carry out the laws of an unpaid guard

#527: Do not press the poor and destitute for payment if you know they don't have it

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