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Deuteronomy 24:6

New King James Version

6 “No man shall take the lower or the upper millstone in pledge, for he takes one’s living in pledge.

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American Standard Version

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man's life to pledge.

Christian Standard Bible

“Do not take a pair of grindstones or even the upper millstone as security for a debt, because that is like taking a life as security.

English Standard Version

“No one shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge, for that would be taking a life in pledge.

King James Version

No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.

New American Standard Bible

“No one shall seize a handmill or an upper millstone as a pledge for a loan, since he would be seizing the debtor’s means of life as a pledge.

New International Version

Do not take a pair of millstones—not even the upper one—as security for a debt, because that would be taking a person’s livelihood as security.

New Living Translation

“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.

World English Bible

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a life in pledge.