Mitzvah #532 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not demand collateral from a widow“
Scripture Reference: DEU 24:17 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow's garment in pledge.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לֹא תַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט גֵּר יָתוֹם וְלֹא תַחֲבֹל בֶּגֶד אַלְמָנָה׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
οὐκ ἐκκλινεῖς κρίσιν προσηλύτου καὶ ὀρφανοῦ καὶ χήρας καὶ οὐκ ἐνεχυράσεις ἱμάτιον χήρας
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judgments (Buch 13)
Section: Creditor and Debtor
Systematic Category (P119f) Loans
