Negative Commandment #532 of 613

Do not demand collateral from a widow

Commandment #532a prohibition from Deuteronomy 24:17, classified under Loans in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

"You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow's garment in pledge.

Deuteronomy 24:17

Hebrew

לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט גֵּר יָתוֹם וְלֹא תַחֲבֹל בֶּגֶד אַלְמָנָה׃ ‬

Greek (Septuagint)

οὐκ ἐκκλινεῖς κρίσιν προσηλύτου καὶ ὀρφανοῦ καὶ χήρας καὶ οὐκ ἐνεχυράσεις ἱμάτιον χήρας

Classification

Type
Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
Category
Loans
Book
deuteronomy
Chapter
24

Scholarly References

Parashah
Ki Tetze
Mishneh Torah
JudgmentsCreditor and Debtor

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