Essay sobre Deuteronômio 23:20
לֹא־תַשִּׁ֣יךְ לְאָחִ֔יךָ נֶ֥שֶׁךְ כֶּ֖סֶף נֶ֣שֶׁךְ אֹ֑כֶל נֶ֕שֶׁךְ כָּל־דָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשָּֽׁךְ׃
Do estrangeiro poderás exigir juros; porém do teu irmão não os exigirás, para que o SENHOR teu Deus te abençoe em tudo a que puseres a mão, na terra à qual vais para a possuíres.
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
The law prohibits taking interest within the community as a damaging practice. The society in question, of course, was not predominantly a commercial one, and hence later interpretations, such as that of medieval Christians and Jews, were to attempt to read other things into it.
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