Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
Holman Bible
Do not profit or take interest from him,
International Standard Version
You are not to take interest or profit from him. Instead, you are to fear your God and let your relative live with you.
A Conservative Version
Take thou no interest from him or increase, but fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.
American Standard Version
Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
Amplified
Do not charge him usurious interest, but fear your God [with profound reverence], so your countryman may [continue to] live among you.
Bible in Basic English
Take no interest from him, in money or in goods, but have the fear of your God before you, and let your brother make a living among you.
Darby Translation
Thou shalt take no usury nor increase of him; and thou shalt fear thy God; that thy brother may live beside thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not take from him interest and increase; thou shalt be afraid of thy God; and thy brother to live with thee.
King James 2000
Take you no interest from him, or profit: but fear your God; that your brother may live with you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You must not take interest or usury from him, but you shall revere your God, and your countryman shall live with you.
Modern King James verseion
You shall take no interest from him, or increase. But you shall fear your God, so that your brother may live with you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thou shalt take none usury of him, nor yet vantage. But shalt fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.
NET Bible
Do not take interest or profit from him, but you must fear your God and your brother must live with you.
New Heart English Bible
Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not accept from him interest or profit, but stand thou in awe of thy God, - so shall thy brother live with thee.
Webster
Take thou no interest of him, or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
Youngs Literal Translation
thou takest no usury from him, or increase; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; and thy brother hath lived with thee;
Themes
Business life » Debts » Usury, forbidden
Credit system » Debts » Usury, forbidden
Creditors » Prohibited from » Exacting usury from brethren
Servant » Bond » Laws of moses concerning
Strangers » Kindness to the poor of, required
Usury » Not laying usury upon your brother
Usury or interest » The jews » Forbidden to take, from brethren specially when poor
Interlinear
Laqach
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References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 25:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
Kindness For Poor Brothers
35 "'If your brother has become poor, and his hand can't support him among you; then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident. 36 Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you. 37 You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Exodus 22:25
"If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest.
Deuteronomy 23:19-20
You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest:
Leviticus 25:17
You shall not wrong one another; but you shall fear your God: for I am Yahweh your God.
Nehemiah 5:7-10
Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, "You exact usury, everyone of his brother." I held a great assembly against them.
Nehemiah 5:15
But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people: but I didn't do so, because of the fear of God.
Psalm 15:5
he who doesn't lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken. A Poem by David.
Proverbs 28:8
He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
Ezekiel 18:8
he who has not given forth on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,
Ezekiel 18:13
has given forth on interest, and has taken increase; shall he then live? he shall not live: he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be on him.
Ezekiel 18:17
who has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who has not received interest nor increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
Ezekiel 22:12
In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord Yahweh.