Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.

American Standard Version (ASV)

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh `a man's' life to pledge.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

No one is to take, on account of a debt, the stones with which grain is crushed: for in doing so he takes a man's living.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

No man shall take the hand-mill or the upper millstone in pledge; for it would be taking life in pledge.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone for a pledge: for he taketh a man's life for a pledge.

World English Bible (WEB)

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he takes [a man's] life to pledge.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

`None doth take in pledge millstones, and rider, for life it `is' he is taking in pledge.