Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 24:6
American Standard Version
No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh `a man's' life to pledge.
Amplified® Bible
No man shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking a life in pledge.
Contemporary English Version
When you lend money to people, you are allowed to keep something of theirs as a guarantee that they will pay back the loan. But don't take one or both of their millstones, or else they may starve. They need these stones for grinding grain into flour to make bread.
Darby English Version
No man shall take the hand-mill or the upper millstone in pledge; for it would be taking life in pledge.
Good News Bible
"When you lend someone something, you are not to take as security his millstones used for grinding his grain. This would take away the family's means of preparing food to stay alive.
King James Version
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
New American Standard Bible
"No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking a life in pledge.
New International Version
Do not take a pair of millstones—not even the upper one—as security for a debt, because that would be taking a man's livelihood as security.
New King James Version
“No man shall take the lower or the upper millstone in pledge, for he takes one’s living in pledge.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would take a life in pledge.
Revised Standard Version
"No man shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge; for he would be taking a life in pledge.
Young's Literal Translation
`None doth take in pledge millstones, and rider, for life it `is' he is taking in pledge.
