8and if he does not 18:8 Lit givelend money at interest or take 18:8 Or usury, and so throughout the ch; i.e., on other kinds of loansinterest, if he keeps his hand from injustice and executes true justice between one person and another,
8if he 18:8 Israelites were allowed to charge interest on loans made to Gentile foreigners, but not on loans to impoverished countrymen (Deut 23:20).does not charge interest or take a percentage of increase [on what he lends in compassion], if he keeps his hand from sin and executes true justice between man and man,