Exodus 22:25 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 22:25

If 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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

KJV

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

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Commentary

3 voices

Clement of Alexandria

The Stromata Book 2 (215)

There is a great deal about sharing and exchanging, but it is enough to say that the law forbids lending at interest to a brother. By brother it means not merely one born of the same parents but a member of the same tribe or one of the same faith, who shares in the same Logos. The law does not deem it right to collect interest on the capital. It seeks to enable free giving to those in need, with hands and minds wide open. God is the creator of this free gift.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

And such provision the law made for the preserving estates to their families by the year of Jubilee, that a people who had little concern in trade could not be supposed to borrow money but for necessity; therefore it was generally forbidden among themselves; but to a stranger they were allowed to lend upon usury.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Neither shalt thou lay upon him usury - נשך neshech, from nashach, to bite, cut, or pierce with the teeth; biting usury. So the Latins call it usura vorax, devouring usury. “The increase of usury is called נשך neshech, because it resembles the biting of a serpent; for as this is so small as scarcely to be perceptible at first, but the venom soon spreads and diffuses itself till it reaches the vitals, so the increase of usury, which at first is not perceived nor felt, at length grows so much as by degrees to devour another’s substance.” - Leigh.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אִם־	'im-	if	H518 →
כֶּ֣סֶף׀	Ke.sef	money	H3701 →
תַּלְוֶ֣ה	tal.Veh	you will lend to	H3867 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
עַמִּ֗י	'a.Mi	people my	H5971 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הֶֽעָנִי֙	he.'a.Ni	the poor [person]	H6041 →
עִמָּ֔ךְ	'i.Makh	with you	H5973 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
תִהְיֶ֥ה	tih.Yeh	you must be	H1961 →
ל֖וֹ	lo	to <the> him
כְּנֹשֶׁ֑ה	ke.no.Sheh	like a creditor	H5383 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
תְשִׂימ֥וּן	te.si.Mun	you must put !	H7760 →
עָלָ֖יו	'a.Lav	on him	H5921 →
נֶֽשֶׁךְ׃	Ne.shekh	interest	H5392 →

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 15:5
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 23:19–20
  Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Ezekiel 22:12
  In 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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 16:19
  Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- Ezekiel 18:8
  He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
- Matthew 7:21–25
  Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Through
Nehemiah 5:7
and 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
leads to
- Leviticus 25:36
  Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you.
Through
Ezekiel 18:8
He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
leads to
- Psalms 15:5
  who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Zechariah 8:16
  These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,