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# General Information:
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Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so the words "you" and "your" here are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# you must not sleep with his pledge in your possession
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"you must not keep his coat overnight"
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# his pledge
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This refers to what he has promised that he would give you if he did not pay back the loan. See how you translated this in [Deuteronomy 24:10 ](./10.md ).
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# restore to him the pledge
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"give him back what he has given you to show that he will pay back the loan"
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# so that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you
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The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. AT: "so that he will have his coat to keep himself warm when he sleeps, and he will be grateful to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# cloak
a coat or other clothing that keeps a person warm at night. This was probably the "pledge" Moses was speaking of in [Deuteronomy 24:10-12 ](./10.md )
# it will be righteousness for you before Yahweh your God
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"Yahweh your God will approve of the way you handled this matter"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pledge]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/possess]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
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