King James Version
Exodus 22:25 in the King James Version says “If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou l...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.”
Exodus 22:25 · KJV
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
KJV Study — Public Domain
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“If thou lend”
H3867properly, to twine; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (causative) to lend
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“to any of my people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“by thee thou shalt not be to him as an usurer”
H5383to lend or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interest
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“neither shalt thou lay”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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