Deuteronomy 24:6 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
American Standard Version (ASV)
No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh `a man's' life to pledge.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
No one is to take, on account of a debt, the stones with which grain is crushed: for in doing so he takes a man's living.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
No man shall take the hand-mill or the upper millstone in pledge; for it would be taking life in pledge.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone for a pledge: for he taketh a man's life for a pledge.
World English Bible (WEB)
No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he takes [a man's] life to pledge.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
`None doth take in pledge millstones, and rider, for life it `is' he is taking in pledge.
| a | לֹֽא | lōʾ | loh |
| man's No take | יַחֲבֹ֥ל | yaḥăbōl | ya-huh-VOLE |
| shall man | רֵחַ֖יִם | rēḥayim | ray-HA-yeem |
| the nether the upper | וָרָ֑כֶב | wārākeb | va-RA-hev |
| millstone or for | כִּי | kî | kee |
| pledge: | נֶ֖פֶשׁ | nepeš | NEH-fesh |
| to | ה֥וּא | hûʾ | hoo |
| life to pledge. | חֹבֵֽל׃ | ḥōbēl | hoh-VALE |