Mitzvah #534 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not lend with interest“
Scripture Reference: LEV 25:37 (Torah Portion (Parashah): B'har)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for gain.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לז אֶת-כַּסְפְּךָ--לֹא-תִתֵּן לוֹ, בְּנֶשֶׁךְ; וּבְמַרְבִּית, לֹא-תִתֵּן אָכְלֶךָ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
τὸ ἀργύριόν σου οὐ δώσεις αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τόκῳ καὶ ἐπὶ πλεονασμὸν οὐ δώσεις αὐτῷ τὰ βρώματά σου.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) B'har
Sefer HaChinuch Number #343
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judgments (Buch 13)
Section: Creditor and Debtor
Systematic Category (P119f) Loans