# Exodus 22.26 **Book:** [Exodus](/codex/exodus/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 24. and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. 25. If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest. > > **26. If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down:** > > 27. for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. 28. Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people. (Exodus 22:24-28, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 24. and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. 25. “If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor. You shall not charge him interest. > > **26. If you take your neighbor’s garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,** > > 27. for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious. 28. “You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people. (Exodus 22:24-28, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 24. And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. 25. If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. > > **26. If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:** > > 27. For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. 28. Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. gods: or, judges (Exodus 22:24-28, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 24. and Mine anger hath burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans. 25. 'If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury; > > **26. if thou dost at all take in pledge the garment of thy neighbour, during the going in of the sun thou dost return it to him:** > > 27. for it alone is his covering, it [is] his garment for his skin; wherein doth he lie down? and it hath come to pass, when he doth cry unto Me, that I have heard, for I [am] gracious. 28. 'God thou dost not revile, and a prince among thy people thou dost not curse. (Exodus 22:24-28, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.