Éxodo 22:26

26 Si tomas el abrigo de tu prójimo como garantía por un préstamo, se lo devolverás antes de la puesta del sol.

Éxodo 22:26 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 22:26

If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge
So that it seems that the lender, though he might not impose usury on the borrower, or oblige him to pay interest for what he lent him, yet for the security of his money he might take his clothes, either his bed clothes or wearing apparel, or any instruments or goods of his; but when he did, he was bound to what follows:

thou shalt deliver it to him by that the sun goeth down;
the reason of which appears in the next verse, with respect to his bed clothes, should that be the pledge: but Jarchi interprets it, not of his nocturnal clothes, but of his apparel in the daytime, and paraphrases it thus,

``all the day thou shalt restore it to him until the setting of the sun; and when the sun is set, thou shalt return and take it until the morning of the morrow comes; the Scripture speaks of the covering of the day, of which there is no need at night;''

but rather night clothes are meant by what follows.

Éxodo 22:26 In-Context

24 Mi enojo se encenderá contra ti y te mataré a filo de espada. Entonces tus esposas serán las viudas y tus hijos los huérfanos.

25 »Si prestas dinero a cualquiera de mi pueblo que pase necesidad, no le cobres interés como acostumbran hacer los prestamistas.

26 Si tomas el abrigo de tu prójimo como garantía por un préstamo, se lo devolverás antes de la puesta del sol.

27 Puede ser que este abrigo sea la única manta que tiene para abrigarse. ¿Cómo podrá dormir sin abrigo? Si no se lo devuelves y tu prójimo clama a mí por ayuda, yo lo oiré, porque soy misericordioso.

28 »No deshonres a Dios ni insultes a ninguno de tus gobernantes.