Exodus 22:26 meaning and explanation

If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,

Exodus 22:26, Berean Standard Bible

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God is speaking to Israel through Moses, setting out case laws that apply the covenant to daily life. Here a poor neighbor has pledged his outer cloak, the heavy cloth he wraps around himself to sleep, as security for a loan.

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