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Deuteronomy 23:20

 

דברים כ"ג:כ'

Original Text:

לֹא תַשִּׁיךְ לְאָחִיךָ נֶשֶׁךְ כֶּסֶף נֶשֶׁךְ אֹכֶל נֶשֶׁךְ כָּל דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׁךְ:

Translation:

You shall not deduct interest from loans to your countrymen, whether in money or food or anything else that can be deducted as interest.
[Translation by Rabbi Steve Greenberg]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

Why should lending with interest be forbidden?
Why should lending with interest be permitted?
What affect does this prohibition hope to accomplish?
What affect would the prohibition have today?

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    Comments on this Text

     For relevant context, see Greenberg, Steven, Wrestling With God & Men, 231.