Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 24:6

⁶Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
take a pair of millstones	רֵחַ֖יִם	rê·ḥa·yim	Noun - md	H7347 mill
or even an upper millstone	וָרָ֑כֶב	wā·rā·ḵeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
as security for a debt	יַחֲבֹ֥ל	ya·ḥă·ḇōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2254 bind, pledge
because	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
that would be	ה֥וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
taking one’s livelihood	נֶ֖פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
as security	חֹבֵֽל׃ס	ḥō·ḇêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2254 bind, pledge

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