Mitzvah #533 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not demand as collateral utensils needed for preparing food“
Scripture Reference: DEU 24:6 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking a life in pledge.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ו לֹא-יַחֲבֹל רֵחַיִם, וָרָכֶב: כִּי-נֶפֶשׁ, הוּא חֹבֵל. {ס}
Greek Text (Septuagint)
Οὐκ ἐνεχυράσεις μύλον οὐδὲ ἐπιμύλιον, ὅτι ψυχὴν οὗτος ἐνεχυράζει.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judgments (Buch 13)
Section: Creditor and Debtor
Systematic Category (P119f) Loans