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Leviticus 25:36

Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

KJV

ne accipias usuras ab eo, nec amplius quam dedisti : time Deum tuum, ut vivere possit frater tuus apud te.

Vulgate

οὐ λήμψῃ παρ’ αὐτοῦ τόκον οὐδὲ ἐπὶ πλήθει, καὶ φοβηθήσῃ τὸν θεόν σου· ἐγὼ Κύριος· καὶ ζήσεται ὁ ἀδελφός σου μετὰ σοῦ.

LXX

Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

ASV

אַל תִּקַּ֤ח מֵֽ/אִתּ/וֹ֙ נֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְ/תַרְבִּ֔ית וְ/יָרֵ֖אתָ מֵֽ/אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ וְ/חֵ֥י אָחִ֖י/ךָ עִמָּֽ/ךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
ו
v
noun · 629×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
נֶ֣שֶׁךְ
nshk
noun · 12×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×
תַרְבִּית֙
trbyt
noun · 7×
תִּירָ֖א
tyr'
verb · 325×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 23:19 — Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
  • Exod 22:25 — If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
  • Ezek 18:8 — He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
  • Ezek 18:13 — Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
  • Ezek 18:17 — That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall
  • Lev 25:17 — Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God:for I am the LORD your God.
  • Neh 5:7 — Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
  • Neh 5:9 — Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
  • Prov 28:8 — He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.