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You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you do lend shall bring forth the pledge outside to you.
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Protecting the Debtor's Dignity
Commentators explain that this law protects the dignity and privacy of the borrower. By requiring the lender to wait outside, the law prevents them from entering the debtor's home and seizing whatever they please. This respects the borrower's space and gives them agency in choosing the pledge, affirming their personhood even in a vulnerable situation.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare Exodus 22:25-27.
Righteousness unto thee - (Deuteronomy 24:13). Compare to the note on Deuteronomy 6:25.…
19th Century
Anglican
When you do lend. —The law in these verses is evidently the production of primitive and simple times, when people had little more …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You will stand abroad Without doors, in the street, as the Targum of Jonathan, while the borrower or debtor looks ou…
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