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Deuteronomy 24:6

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

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NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not take a pair of millstones—not even the upper one—as security for a debt, because that would be taking a person’s livelihood as security.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Do not take a pair of grindstones or even the upper millstone as security for a debt, because that is like taking a life as security.

NLTNew Living Translation

“It is wrong to take a set of millstones, or even just the upper millstone, as security for a loan, for the owner uses it to make a living.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“A person shall not take a pair of millstones or an upper millstone, for he is taking necessities of life as a pledge.

KJV 1900King James Version

No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.