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you shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless you: and it shall be righteousness to you before Yahweh your God.
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Practical Compassion
Commentators explain this law was profoundly practical. In ancient times, a person's outer garment often doubled as their only blanket. Returning it at sunset was a direct command to prioritize a person's basic comfort and survival over one's financial security. As Matthew Henry notes, it teaches us to consider the well-being of others as much as our own advantage.
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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
In any case you shall deliver him the pledge again, when the sun goes down If it was …
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