N236: Not to take a loan on interest · Sacred Scriptures Research Suite

Maimonides

Not to take a loan on interest, as it is said, “Thou shalt not cause thy brother to lend on interest” (Deut. 23:20**Here, תשיך, a causative Hiphil form, is used and literally means that the borrower shall not cause the lender to bite him by usury.. It has been learnt by tradition that this is a prohibition to the borrower not to give the lender an occasion for taking interest.

Deuteronomy 23:19 · Hebrew 23:20

KJV: Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
ASV: Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest.
WEB: You shall not lend on interest to your brother: interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest.
JPS: Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother: interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of any thing that is lent upon interest.