Exodus 22:26

Exodus 22:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
• New International Version (NIV)If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return it by sunset,
• English Standard Version (ESV)If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down,
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you ever take your neighbor’s garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down.

Context of Exodus 22:26

24and my anger will burn and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children will be fatherless. 25“If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest. If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down, 27for it is his only covering – it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am gracious. 28“You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

Exodus 22:26 word by word

אִם־חָבֹ֥ל תַּחְבֹּ֖ל שַׂלְמַ֣ת רֵעֶ֑ךָ עַד־בֹּ֥א הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ תְּשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If thou at allחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254
• takeחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254
• thy neighbour’sרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• raimentשַׂלְמָהώalmâh · garmentH8008
• thou shalt deliverשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• it unto him byעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• that the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• goeth downבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Exodus 22:26

• Deuteronomy 24:6One must not take either lower or upper millstones as security on a loan, for that is like taking a life itself as security.
• Job 22:6“For you took pledges from your brothers for no reason, and you stripped the clothing from the naked.
• Job 24:3They drive away the orphan’s donkey; they take the widow’s ox as a pledge.
• Proverbs 20:16Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge.
• Proverbs 22:27If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!
• Ezekiel 18:7does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,
• Ezekiel 33:15He returns what was taken in pledge, pays back what he has stolen, and follows the statutes that give life, committing no iniquity. He will certainly live – he will not die.
• Amos 2:8They stretch out on clothing seized as collateral; they do so right beside every altar! They drink wine bought with the fines they have levied; they do so right in the temple of their God!

Commentaries on Exodus 22:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26If thou - take thy neighbor's raiment to pledge - It seems strange that any pledge should be taken which must be so speedily restored; but it is very likely that the pledge was restored by night only, and that he who pledged it brought it back to his creditor next morning. The opinion of the rabbins is, that whatever a man needed for the support of life, he had the use of it when absolutely necessary, though it was pledged. Thus he had the use of his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26The law regarding pledges is expanded, Deuteronomy 24:6, Deuteronomy 24:10-13.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27Although interest could not be charged on a loan to another Israelite, collateral (or security) could be required. However, even the security had to be handled in a humane way. The requirements of the covenant reflected the character of God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, &c.--From the nature of the case, this is the description of a poor man. No Orientals undress, but, merely throwing off their turbans and some of their heavy outer garments, they sleep in the clothes which they wear during the day. The bed of the poor is usually nothing else than a mat; and, in winter, they cover themselves with a cloak--a practice which forms the ground or reason of the humane…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 22:26

• Creditor
• Debt
• Dress
• Lending
• Pawn
• Poor
• Surety (Guarantee)

In the dictionaries

• Bed
• Book
• Cause
• Cloak
• Curse
• Debtor
• Feed
• God
• Loan
• Poor

Commentaries on Exodus 22

• 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