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Negative commandment 230 of 365

Not to demand return of a loan after the Sabbatical year has elapsed

Maimonides

Not to demand return of a loan after the Sabbatical year has elapsed as it is said, “….he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother” (Deut. 15:2).

Deuteronomy 15:2

KJV
And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD’s release.
ASV
And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he hath lent unto his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother; because Jehovah’s release hath been proclaimed.
WEB
This is the way it shall be done: every creditor shall release that which he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not require payment from his neighbor and his brother, because the LORD’s release has been proclaimed.
JPS
And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he hath lent unto his neighbour; he shall not exact it of his neighbour and his brother; because the LORD’S release hath been proclaimed.