Shēnméngjì 23:20

20 Jiè gĕi waìbāngrén kĕyǐ qǔ lì , zhǐshì jiè gĕi nǐ dìxiōng bùkĕ qǔ lì . zhèyàng , Yēhéhuá nǐ shén bì zaì nǐ suǒ qù de wéi yè de dì shàng hé nǐ shǒu lǐ suǒ bàn de yīqiè shì shàng cì fú yǔ nǐ .

Shēnméngjì 23:20 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 23:20

Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury
To any Gentile, though some Jewish writers except the Edomites and Ishmaelites, as being brethren, and restrain it to the seven nations of Canaan; but it seems to design one that was not an Israelite, or a proselyte of righteousness, and especially to regard such that traded and merchandised, as the Gentiles very much did, and especially their neighbours the Phoenicians; and of such it was lawful to take interest, as it was but reasonable, when they gained much by the money they lent them, and as it is but reasonable should be the case among Christians in such circumstances; this is to be regarded not as a precept, but as a permission:

but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury;
which is repeated, that it might be taken notice of, and carefully observed:

that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine
hand unto, in the land whither thou goest to possess it;
for their charity, humanity, and the kind usage of their poor brethren in distress, would not pass unnoticed by the Lord; but he would make the land they tilled fruitful, and their vineyards and oliveyards to produce abundance, and their flocks and their herds to increase greatly, which would be sufficient and more than a recompence for all that they had freely lent unto their brethren, without taking any usury of them.

Shēnméngjì 23:20 In-Context

18 Chāngjì suǒ de de qián , huò luán tóng ( yuánwén zuò gǒu ) suǒ de de jià , nǐ bùkĕ daì rù Yēhéhuá nǐ shén de diàn hái yuàn , yīnwei zhè liǎngyàng dōu shì Yēhéhuá nǐ shén suǒ zēngwù de .
19 Nǐ jiè gĕi nǐ dìxiōng de , huò shì qiáncái huò shì liángshi , wúlùn shénme kè shēng lì de wù , dōu bùkĕ qǔ lì .
20 Jiè gĕi waìbāngrén kĕyǐ qǔ lì , zhǐshì jiè gĕi nǐ dìxiōng bùkĕ qǔ lì . zhèyàng , Yēhéhuá nǐ shén bì zaì nǐ suǒ qù de wéi yè de dì shàng hé nǐ shǒu lǐ suǒ bàn de yīqiè shì shàng cì fú yǔ nǐ .
21 Nǐ xiàng Yēhéhuá nǐde shén xǔyuàn , chánghuán bùkĕ chíyán . yīnwei Yēhéhuá nǐde shén bìdéng xiàng nǐ zhuī tǎo , nǐ bú chánghuán jiù yǒu zuì .
22 Nǐ ruò bú xǔyuàn , dǎo wú zuì .
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