Deuteronomy 23:19

Deuteronomy 23:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
• New International Version (NIV)Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not charge interest to your brother—interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:19

17“None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, nor shall any of the sons of Israel be a cult prostitute. 18You shall not bring the earnings of a prostitute or the money for a dog into the house of the Lord your God as payment for any vowed offering, because both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God. “You are not to charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned on interest. 20You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen you shall not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are about to enter to possess. 21“When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for the Lord your God will certainly require it of you, and it will be a sin for you.

Deuteronomy 23:19 word by word

לֹא־תַשִּׁ֣יךְ לְאָחִ֔יךָ נֶ֥שֶׁךְ כֶּ֖סֶף נֶ֣שֶׁךְ אֹ֑כֶל נֶ֕שֶׁךְ כָּל־דָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשָּֽׁךְ׃Read the interlinear

• You are not to chargeנָשַׁךְnâshak · to pay interestH5391
• to your countrymenאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• interestנֶ֫שֶׁךְneshek · interestH5392
• on moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• foodאֹ֫כֶל'ôkel · foodH400
• anythingכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• anythingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• that may be loanedנָשַׁךְnâshak · to pay interestH5391

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:19

• Exodus 22:25“If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.
• Leviticus 25:35‘Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means among you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a resident, so that he may live with you.
• Nehemiah 5:1Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.
• Psalms 15:5He does not lend his money at interest, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. One who does these things will never be shaken.
• Ezekiel 18:7and if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,
• Ezekiel 22:12Among you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest, you have injured your neighbors by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares the Lord God.
• Luke 6:34And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Usury - See on Leviticus 25:36; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-25Verses 15-25 It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptation to return to the world. We cannot honour God with our substance, unless it be honestly and honourably come by. It must not only be considered what we give, but how we got it. Where the borrower gets, or hopes to get, it is just that the lender…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20The word translated as interest is related to a noun meaning "bite." Charging interest was like "biting" the debtor. See also Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36–37; Nehemiah 5:1–13; Psalm 15:5.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother ... Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury--The Israelites lived in a simple state of society, and hence they were encouraged to lend to each other in a friendly way without any hope of gain. But the case was different with foreigners, who, engaged in trade and commerce, borrowed to enlarge their capital, and might reasonably be expected to pay interest on their loans. Besides, the distinction was…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 23:19

• Creditor
• Interest
• Lending
• Money
• Usury

In the dictionaries

• Custom
• Loan
• Paddle
• Sickle
• Slack
• Usury
• Atonement, Day of
• Bank; Banking
• Borrowing
• Criticism

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings