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Negative commandment 239 of 365

Not to exact a pledge from a debtor by force

Maimonides

Not to exact a pledge from a debtor by force, as it is said, “….thou shalt not go into his house to exact a pledge” (Deut. 24:10).

Deuteronomy 24:10

KJV
When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
ASV
When thou dost lend thy neighbor any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
WEB
When you lend your neighbor any kind of loan, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge.
JPS
When thou dost lend thy neighbour any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.