DEUTERONOMY 23:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:”
You shall not charge interest on loans to another Israelite, whether in the form of money, food, or anything else that is lent with interest — the term 'neshekh' (bite, interest) treats usury as a predatory act. Loans within the covenant community are acts of mercy, not profit; interest-taking violates the brother-relationship fundamental to Israel.
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