Deuteronomy 24:6-7

Sundry Laws

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6} “No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking a life in pledge.

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7} “^(A)If a man is ^(a)caught kidnapping any of his ^(b)countrymen of the sons of Israel, and he deals with him violently or sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from among you.

Footnotes:

a. Deuteronomy 24:7: ['Lit ', found stealing]

b. Deuteronomy 24:7: ['Lit ', brothers]

Cross references:

A. Deuteronomy 24:7: Exodus 21:16