Deuteronomy 24:6 Hebrew Word Analysis

0לֹֽאh3808
7No man shall takeחֹבֵֽל׃h2254
2the netherרֵחַ֖יִםh7347
3or the upper millstoneוָרָ֑כֶבh7393
4כִּיh3588
5a man's lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁh5315
6ה֥וּאh1931
7No man shall takeחֹבֵֽל׃h2254

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.