Mitzvah #535 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not borrow with interest“
Scripture Reference: DEU 23:19 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
“You are not to charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned on interest.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
לֹא־תַשִּׁ֣יךְ לְאָחִ֔יךָ נֶ֥שֶׁךְ כֶּ֖סֶף נֶ֣שֶׁךְ אֹ֑כֶל נֶ֕שֶׁךְ כָּל־דָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשָּֽׁךְ׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
(23:20) οὐκ ἐκτοκιεῗς τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου τόκον ἀργυρίου καὶ τόκον βρωμάτων καὶ τόκον παντὸς πράγματος οὗ ἂν ἐκδανείσῃς
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judgments (Buch 13)
Section: Creditor and Debtor
Systematic Category (P119f) Loans