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Additional Laws. Do not take a lower or upper millstone as a pledge against a debt, for that would mean that you were taking the man’s livelihood as a pledge.[a]

If anyone kidnaps one of his fellow Israelites, mistreating him and selling him, then that kidnapper is to be put to death, and you shall purge the evil from your midst.

During an outbreak of leprosy, take heed to observe and carefully fulfill all that the priests, the Levites, tell you to do. Observe what they command of you and do it.

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  1. Deuteronomy 24:6 Since the millstone was a tool absolutely necessary for ensuring a steady supply of food, it could not be taken away to pay off a debt.