The Meaning of Deuteronomy 24:12 Explained

Deuteronomy 24:12

KJV: And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

YLT: 'And if he is a poor man, thou dost not lie down with his pledge;

Darby: And if the man be needy, thou shalt not lie down with his pledge;

ASV: And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if the man  [be] poor,  thou shalt not sleep  with his pledge: 

What does Deuteronomy 24:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 24

1  Of divorce
5  A new married man goes not to war
6  Of pledges
7  Of kidnapping
8  Of leprosy
10  Of pledges
14  The hire is to be given
16  Of justice
19  Of charity

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 24:12 mean?

And if the man poor is not you shall keep overnight his pledge
וְאִם־ אִ֥ישׁ עָנִ֖י ה֑וּא לֹ֥א תִשְׁכַּ֖ב בַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ

וְאִם־  And  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
אִ֥ישׁ  the  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
עָנִ֖י  poor 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָנִי  
Sense: poor, afflicted, humble, wretched.
תִשְׁכַּ֖ב  you  shall  keep  overnight 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁכַב  
Sense: to lie down.
בַּעֲבֹטֽוֹ  his  pledge 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֲבֹוט  
Sense: pledge, a thing given as security, article pledged as security for debt.

What are the major concepts related to Deuteronomy 24:12?

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