Deuteronomy 24:6
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.”
חָבַל
anyone will take as pledge
To bind, to pledge, to destroy. Chabal. Job says his spirit is broken — chabal. The word carries the weight of something twisted and ruined. Yet even in ruin Job holds on. The God who binds can also unbind. The God who breaks can also restore.
רֵחֶה
a hand-mill
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רֵחֶה
a mill-stone
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נֶפֶשׁ
a life
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נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
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