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Deuteronomy 23:20

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20“aYou may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your brother you shall not charge interest, so that bYahweh your God may bless you in all 1that you send forth your hand to do in the land which you are about to enter to 2possess.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit the putting forth of your hand
  2. 2Lit possess it

Cross references

  1. aDeut 28:12
  2. bDeut 15:10

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You may charge a foreigner interest, but you may not charge your brother interest, that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a fellow Israelite, so that the Lord your God may bless you in everything you put your hand to in the land you are entering to possess.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You may charge a foreigner interest, but you must not charge your brother Israelite interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in everything you do in the land you are entering to possess.

NLTNew Living Translation

You may charge interest to foreigners, but you may not charge interest to Israelites, so that the Lord your God may bless you in everything you do in the land you are about to enter and occupy.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You may lend on interest to the foreigner, but to your countryman you may not lend on interest, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land where you are going, in order to take possession of it.

KJV 1900King James Version

Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.