Mitzvah #529 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„The creditor must not forcibly take collateral“
Scripture Reference: DEU 24:10 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not enter his house to take his pledge.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
י כִּי-תַשֶּׁה בְרֵעֲךָ, מַשַּׁאת מְאוּמָה--לֹא-תָבֹא אֶל-בֵּיתוֹ, לַעֲבֹט עֲבֹטוֹ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
Ἐὰν ὀφείλημα ᾖ ἐν τῷ πλησίον σου, ὀφείλημα ὁτιοῦν, οὐκ εἰσελεύσῃ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ ἐνεχυράσαι τὸ ἐνέχυρον·
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judgments (Buch 13)
Section: Creditor and Debtor
Systematic Category (P119f) Loans
