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11 You shall wait outside, and the man to whom you are lending, he shall bring the pledge outside to you. 12 And if he is a needy man, you shall not sleep in his pledge.[a] 13 You shall certainly return the pledge to him as the sun sets,[b] so that he may sleep in his cloak and may bless you, and it shall be considered righteousness on your behalf[c] before[d] Yahweh your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 24:12 “His pledge” refers to “a garment given as pledge”
  2. Deuteronomy 24:13 Literally “as/at the moment of the going out of the sun”
  3. Deuteronomy 24:13 Literally “to you”
  4. Deuteronomy 24:13 Literally “to the face of”

11 Stay outside and let the neighbor to whom you are making the loan bring the pledge out to you. 12 If the neighbor is poor, do not go to sleep with their pledge(A) in your possession. 13 Return their cloak by sunset(B) so that your neighbor may sleep in it.(C) Then they will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the Lord your God.(D)

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