Mitzvah #531 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not delay return of collateral when needed“
Scripture Reference: DEU 24:12 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יב וְאִם-אִישׁ עָנִי, הוּא--לֹא תִשְׁכַּב, בַּעֲבֹטוֹ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
ἐὰν δὲ ὁ ἄνθρωπος πένηται, οὐ κοιμηθήσῃ ἐν τῷ ἐνεχύρῳ αὐτοῦ·
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judgments (Buch 13)
Section: Creditor and Debtor
Systematic Category (P119f) Loans
