86 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Exodus, Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1-24:18), Source Book Keys, CCCBM EXODUS | 22:24 lend — EXOD707 It is a positive commandment to lend mone... EXOD707 It is a positive commandment to lend money to the poor of Jewry [this verse], and this is a duty. This mitzvah is greater than charity, and more obligatory. The Torah disapproves severely of anyone who refuses to lend to a poor person, since it says, and your eye may be evil against your needy brother… and it will be a sin for you (D'varim 15:9). Share Print Source KeyCCCBMVerse22:24Keyword(s)lendSource Page(s)79 Switch article EXODUS | 22:24 lend — EXOD710 Maimonides lists seven biblical Commandme... Previous Article EXODUS | 22:24 lend — EXOD709 Lend money to the poor according to their... Next Article