24:6 One must not take either lower or upper millstones as security on a loan, for that is like taking a life itself as security. 1
20:1 When you go to war against your enemies and see chariotry 2 and troops 3 who outnumber you, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
1 sn Taking millstones as security on a loan would amount to taking the owner’s own life in pledge, since the millstones were the owner’s means of earning a living and supporting his family.
2 tn Heb “horse and chariot.”
3 tn Heb “people.”