Leviticus 25:36

Leviticus 25:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not take interest or any profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Take no usury or interest from him; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you.

Context of Leviticus 25:36

34But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession. 35Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. 37You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit. 38I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

Leviticus 25:36 word by word

אַל־תִּקַּ֤ח מֵֽאִתּוֹ֙ נֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֔ית וְיָרֵ֖אתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְחֵ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• Do notאַל'al · notH408
• takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• any interestנֶ֫שֶׁךְneshek · interestH5392
• or profitתַּרְבִּיתtarbîyth · incrementH8636
• from himאֵת'êth · withH854
• but fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• that your countrymanאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• may liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• among youעִם‛im · withH5973

Cross-references for Leviticus 25:36

• Exodus 22:25If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
• Deuteronomy 23:19Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.
• Nehemiah 5:7and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them
• Psalms 15:5who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
• Proverbs 28:8He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
• Ezekiel 18:8He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
• Ezekiel 22:12In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
• Leviticus 25:17Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.
• Nehemiah 5:9So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?

Commentaries on Leviticus 25:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Take thou no usury of him - Usury, at present, signifies unlawful interest for money. Properly, it means the reward or compensation given for the use of a thing, but is principally spoken of money. For the definition of the original term, See the note on Exodus 22:25.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-38Verses 35-38 Poverty and decay are great grievances, and very common; the poor ye have always with you. Thou shalt relieve him; by sympathy, pitying the poor; by service, doing for them; and by supply, giving to them according to their necessity, and thine ability. Poor debtors must not be oppressed. Observe the arguments here used against extortion: "Fear thy God." Relieve the poor, "that they may live with thee;" for they may be serviceable to thee. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-37The purpose of a loan was to help a poor person financially recover, not to profit from their vulnerability. Israelites could not charge interest on loans to Israelites. But Israelites could charge interest on loans to foreigners (Deuteronomy 23:19–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 35-3835-38. if thy brother be waxen poor, ... relieve him--This was a most benevolent provision for the poor and unfortunate, designed to aid them or alleviate the evils of their condition. Whether a native Israelite or a mere sojourner, his richer neighbor was required to give him food, lodging, and a supply of money without usury. Usury was severely condemned (Psa 15:5; Eze 18:8, 17), but the prohibition cannot be considered as applicable to the modern…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 25:36

• Beneficence
• Creditor
• Debtor
• Fear of God
• Interest
• Jubilee
• Lending
• Poor
• Servant
• Strangers
• Usury

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Accord
• Compel
• Decay
• Fill
• Increase
• Loan
• Redeem
• Redemption

Commentaries on Leviticus 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings