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Scripture Texts

English Translation

"If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.

Hebrew Text (Torah)

אִם־כֶּסֶף תַּלְוֶה אֶת־עַמִּי אֶת־הֶעָנִי עִמָּךְ לֹא־תִהְיֶה לוֹ כְּנֹשֶׁה לֹא־תְשִׂימוּן עָלָיו נֶשֶׁךְ׃ ‬

Greek Text (Septuagint)

(22:24) ἐὰν δὲ ἀργύριον ἐκδανείσῃς τῷ ἀδελφῷ τῷ πενιχρῷ παρὰ σοί οὐκ ἔσῃ αὐτὸν κατεπείγων οὐκ ἐπιθήσεις αὐτῷ τόκον

Theological Classification

Torah Portion (Parashah) Mishpatim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #68
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judgments (Buch 13)
Section: Creditor and Debtor
Systematic Category (P119f) Loans

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