Deuteronomy 23:20
King James Version
20 Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury;
but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury:
that the Lord thy God may bless thee
in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land
whither thou goest to possess it.
SPIRIT and I were writing posts on lending.
Exploring GOD's laws that applied.
I needed to know more about the verse above.
What did patriarch Moses mean when he said, "Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury"?
What is usury?
Didn't GOD abhor usury?
Let other Bible versions explain more here:
Deuteronomy 23:20
21st Century King James Version
20 Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon interest, but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Deuteronomy 23:20
Easy-to-Read Version
20 You may charge interest to a foreigner. But you must not charge interest to another Israelite. If you follow these rules, the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do in the land where you are going to live.
Deuteronomy 23:20
International Children’s Bible
20 You may charge a foreigner, but not a fellow Israelite. Then the Lord your God will bless everything you do. He will bless you in the land you are entering to take as your own.
Deuteronomy 23:20
International Standard Version
20 You may charge interest to a foreigner, but don’t charge interest to your relatives, so the Lord your God may bless you in everything you undertake in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
Deuteronomy 23:20
Lexham English Bible
20 You may lend on interest to the foreigner, but to your countryman[a] you may not lend on interest, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all your undertakings[b] in the land where you are going,[c] in order to take possession of it
Deuteronomy 23:20
Living Bible
20 You may take interest from a foreigner, but not from an Israeli. For if you take interest from a brother, an Israeli, the Lord your God won’t bless you when you arrive in the Promised Land.
Deuteronomy 23:20
New Century Version
20 You may charge foreigners, but not fellow Israelites. Then the Lord your God will bless everything you do in the land you are entering to take as your own.
Deuteronomy 23:20
New English Translation
20 You may lend with interest to a foreigner, but not to your fellow Israelite; if you keep this command the Lord your God will bless you in all you undertake in the land you are about to enter to possess.
Deuteronomy 23:20
New International Reader's Version
20 You can charge interest to people from another country. But don’t charge your own people. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do. He will bless you in the land you are entering to take as your own.
Deuteronomy 23:20
New Life Version
20 You may make a stranger pay you for the use of money, but not your brother. So the Lord your God may bring good to you in all you do in the land you are going into to have for your own.
Deuteronomy 23:20
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
20 On loans to a foreigner you may charge interest, but on loans to another Israelite you may not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
Devarim 23:20
Orthodox Jewish Bible
20 (21) Unto a nokhri thou mayest lend upon neshekh; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon neshekh; that Hashem Eloheicha may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in ha’aretz whither thou goest to possess it.
Deuteronomy 23:20
Tree of Life Version
Usury, Vows
20 “You are not to charge excessive interest to your brother—on money, food or anything that may be loaned for interest.
Deuteronomy 23:20
Young's Literal Translation
20 To a stranger thou mayest lend in usury, and to thy brother thou dost not lend in usury, so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in every putting forth of thy hand on the land whither thou goest in to possess it.
In SUMMARY, "Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury" means:
Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon interest, but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest,
You may charge interest to a foreigner. But you must not charge interest to another Israelite.
You may charge a foreigner, but not a fellow Israelite.
You may charge interest to a foreigner, but don’t charge interest to your relatives,
You may lend on interest to the foreigner, but to your countryman[a] you may not lend on interest,
You may take interest from a foreigner, but not from an Israeli.
You may charge foreigners, but not fellow Israelites.
You may lend with interest to a foreigner, but not to your fellow Israelite;
You can charge interest to people from another country. But don’t charge your own people.
You may make a stranger pay you for the use of money, but not your brother
On loans to a foreigner you may charge interest, but on loans to another Israelite you may not charge interest
Unto a nokhri thou mayest lend upon neshekh; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon neshekh;
You are not to charge excessive interest to your brother
To a stranger thou mayest lend in usury, and to thy brother thou dost not lend in usury
In SUMMARY, "usury" means:
interest
charge
neshekh
excessive interest
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