Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
World English Bible
Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.
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 And when thy brother shall be poor, and his hand wavering with thee, hold fast to him; a stranger and sojourner to live with thee. 36 Thou shalt not take from him interest and increase; thou shalt be afraid of thy God; and thy brother to live with thee. 37 Thy silver thou shalt not give to him upon interest, and upon increase thou. shalt not give him thy food.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Exodus 22:25
If thou shalt lend silver to my people being poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him, as lending; ye shall not put interest upon him.
Deuteronomy 23:19-20
Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of silver, interest of food, interest of any word which shall be lent on interest
Leviticus 25:17
And ye shall not oppress each his neighbor; and thou shalt fear thy God: for I Jehovah your God.
Nehemiah 5:7-10
And my heart will take counsel to me, and I shall contend with the nobles and the prefects, and say to them, Ye impose a debt each upon his brother. And I shall give a great convocation against them.
Nehemiah 5:15
And the former prefects that were before me made heavy upon the people, and they will take from them in bread and wine, the last silver forty shekels; also their young men ruled over the people: and I did not thus from the face of the fear of God.
Psalm 15:5
Not giving his silver for interest, and gave not presents against the innocent. He doing these things shall not be moved forever.
Proverbs 28:8
He increasing by interest and usury, he shall gather it for him compassionating the poor.
Ezekiel 18:8
And he shall not give upon interest, and he shall not take interest, from iniquity he shall turn back his hand; he shall do judgment of truth between man to man.
Ezekiel 18:13
Giving upon interest, and taking interest: and living, he shall not live: doing all these abominations, dying, he shall die; his bloods shall be upon him.
Ezekiel 18:17
Turning back his hand from the poor, taking not usury and interest, doing my judgment, going in my laws; he shall not die in the iniquity of his father; living, he shall live.
Ezekiel 22:12
They took a gift in thee to pour out blood; thou tookest usury and interest, and thou wilt plunder thy neighbors by violence, and thou didst forget me, says the Lord Jehovah.