SEV Biblia, Chapter 23:20
Del extraño tomarás logro, mas de tu hermano no lo tomarás, para que te bendiga el SEÑOR tu Dios en toda obra de tus manos sobre la tierra a la cual entras para heredarla.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 20. Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury , etc.] To any Gentile, though some Jewish writers except the Edomites and Ishmaelites, as being brethren, and restrain it to the seven nations of Canaan; but it seems to design one that was not an Israelite, or a proselyte of righteousness, and especially to regard such that traded and merchandised, as the Gentiles very much did, and especially their neighbours the Phoenicians; and of such it was lawful to take interest, as it was but reasonable, when they gained much by the money they lent them, and as it is but reasonable should be the case among Christians in such circumstances; this is to be regarded not as a precept, but as a permission: but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury ; which is repeated, that it might be taken notice of, and carefully observed: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand unto, in the land whither thou goest to possess it ; for their charity, humanity, and the kind usage of their poor brethren in distress, would not pass unnoticed by the Lord; but he would make the land they tilled fruitful, and their vineyards and oliveyards to produce abundance, and their flocks and their herds to increase greatly, which would be sufficient and more than a recompence for all that they had freely lent unto their brethren, without taking any usury of them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 15-25 - It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are no wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptation to return to the world. We cannot honour God with our substance, unless it be honestly and honourably come by. It must not only be considered what we give, but how we got it. Where the borrower gets, or hopes to get, it is just that the lender should share the gain; but to him that borrow for necessary food, pity must be showed. That which is gone out of the lips, as a solemn and deliberate vow, must not be recalled, but tho shalt keep and perform it punctually and fully. They were allowed to pluck and eat of the corn or grapes that grew by the road side; onl they must not carry any away. This law intimated what great plenty of corn and wine they should have in Canaan. It provided for the suppor of poor travellers, and teaches us to be kind to such, teaches us to be ready to distribute, and not to think every thing lost that is give away. Yet it forbids us to abuse the kindness of friends, or to tak advantage of what is allowed. Faithfulness to their engagements shoul mark the people of God; and they should never encroach upon others __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
לנכרי 5237 תשׁיך 5391 ולאחיך 251 לא 3808 תשׁיך 5391 למען 4616 יברכך 1288 יהוה 3068 אלהיך 430 בכל 3605 משׁלח 4916 ידך 3027 על 5921 הארץ 776 אשׁר 834 אתה 859 בא 935 שׁמה 8033 לרשׁתה׃ 3423
