Deuteronomy 24:6
Deuteronomy 24:6 The Message (MSG)
Don’t seize a handmill or an upper millstone as collateral for a loan. You’d be seizing someone’s very life.
Deuteronomy 24:6 King James Version (KJV)
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking a life in pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:6 New Century Version (NCV)
If someone owes you something, do not take his two stones for grinding grain—not even the upper one—in place of what he owes, because this is how the person makes a living.
Deuteronomy 24:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
“No man shall take the lower or the upper millstone in pledge, for he takes one’s living in pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone [used to grind grain into bread] as security [for a debt], for he would be taking a [person’s] life in pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:6 New Living Translation (NLT)
“It is wrong to take a set of millstones, or even just the upper millstone, as security for a loan, for the owner uses it to make a living.