| 6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 24:6:1 ⧉לֹא־יַחֲבֹ֥לloyakhavolNo one shall take in pledge Deuteronomy 24:6:2 ⧉רֵחַ֖יִםrekhayima millstone Deuteronomy 24:6:3 ⧉וָרָ֑כֶבvarakevor upper millstone Deuteronomy 24:6:4 ⧉כִּי־נֶ֖פֶשׁkinefeshfor one’s life Deuteronomy 24:6:5 ⧉ה֥וּאhuthat is Deuteronomy 24:6:6 ⧉חֹבֵֽל׃khoveltaking as pledge |
| 6. Formal Translation No one shall take the millstones or even the upper millstone as a pledge, for he would be taking a life as a pledge. |
| 6. Dynamic Translation You must never take someone’s millstones—not even the upper one—as collateral, because you would be taking away their means of life. |