Negative Commandment #529 of 613
The creditor must not forcibly take collateral
Commandment #529 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 24:10, classified under Loans in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not enter his house to take his pledge.”
— Deuteronomy 24:10
Hebrew
י כִּי-תַשֶּׁה בְרֵעֲךָ, מַשַּׁאת מְאוּמָה--לֹא-תָבֹא אֶל-בֵּיתוֹ, לַעֲבֹט עֲבֹטוֹ.
Greek (Septuagint)
Ἐὰν ὀφείλημα ᾖ ἐν τῷ πλησίον σου, ὀφείλημα ὁτιοῦν, οὐκ εἰσελεύσῃ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ ἐνεχυράσαι τὸ ἐνέχυρον·
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Loans
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 24
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Ki Tetze
- Mishneh Torah
- JudgmentsCreditor and Debtor
Related Commandments in “Loans”
#526: Lend to the poor and destitute
Exodus 22:25
#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
#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
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