Exodus 22:26 If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

Exodus 22:26 "If you ever take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun sets,

26, 27. If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, &c.--From the nature of the case, this is the description of a poor man. No Orientals undress, but, merely throwing off their turbans and some of their heavy outer garments, they sleep in the clothes which they wear during the day. The bed of the poor is usually nothing else than a mat; and, in winter, they cover themselves with a cloak--a practice which forms the ground or reason of the humane and merciful law respecting the pawned coat.

JFB.

Exodus 22 Images and Notes

Brief Summary: The laws of this chapter relate, I. To the eighth commandment, concerning theft (v. 1-4), trespass by cattle (v. 5), damage by fire (v. 6), trusts (v. 7-13), borrowing cattle (v. 14, v. 15), or money (v. 25-27). II. To the seventh commandment. Against fornication (v. 16, v. 17), bestiality (v. 19). III. To the first table, forbidding witchcraft (v. 18), idolatry (v. 20). Commanding to offer the firstfruits (v. 29, v. 30). IV. To the poor (v. 21-24). V. To the civil government (v. 28). VI. To the peculiarity of the Jewish nation (v. 31).

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Photo of the Sinai Wilderness