Deuteronomio 24:10

10 »Si le prestas algo a tu vecino, no entres en su casa para tomar el objeto que tiene que darte como garantía.

Deuteronomio 24:10 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 24:10

When thou dost lend thy brother anything
Any sum of money he stands in need of, or demanded a debt of him, as Jarchi; money he is indebted to thee, which is the sense of the Septuagint version; and he is not able to pay it, but offers something: in pawn till he can pay it:

thou shall not go into his house to fetch his pledge;
which would be an exercise of too much power and authority, to go into a neighbour's house, and take what was liked; and besides, as no doubt he would take the best, so he might take that which the poor man could not spare: and indeed, according to the Jewish canons ^F11, he could not take any pledge at all, but with the knowledge, and by the leave, of the sanhedrim, or court of judicature.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Misn. Bava Metzia, c. 9. sect. 13.

Deuteronomio 24:10 In-Context

8 »En todos los casos relacionados con enfermedades graves de la piel,
asegúrate de seguir las instrucciones de los sacerdotes levitas; obedece todos los mandatos que les di.

9 Acuérdate de lo que el Señor
tu Dios le hizo a Miriam cuando saliste de Egipto.

10 »Si le prestas algo a tu vecino, no entres en su casa para tomar el objeto que tiene que darte como garantía.

11 Debes esperar afuera hasta que él entre y te lo traiga.

12 Si tu vecino es pobre y te da su abrigo como garantía por un préstamo, no retengas la prenda durante la noche.