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In the Old Testament, it is often used in the context of prohibitions against charging interest to fellow Israelites. The concept is closely tied to the idea of fairness and compassion within the community, emphasizing the importance of helping those in need without seeking personal gain.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the economy was largely agrarian, and loans were often sought in times of need, such as during poor harvests or personal hardship. The Mosaic Law, as given to the Israelites, included specific instructions regarding financial dealings to ensure justice and equity. Charging interest, or "neshek," was seen as exploiting a neighbor's misfortune, and thus, it was prohibited among Israelites. This prohibition was intended to foster a sense of community and mutual support, reflecting God's care for His people.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5391.htm">nashak</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>interest, usury<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>interest (10).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">נֶ֫שֶׁךְ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>interest, usury</b></font> (literally <em>something bitten off</em>); — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">נ</font> absolute <a href="/interlinear/exodus/22-24.htm">Exodus 22:24</a> +; construct <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/23-20.htm">Deuteronomy 23:20</a>; — with <font class="hebrew2">שִׂים עַלֿ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/22-24.htm">Exodus 22:24</a> (E); with <font class="hebrew2">לָקַח מִן</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36</a>, <font class="hebrew2">הֵשִׁיב מִן</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Ezekiel 18:17</a>, <font class="hebrew2">לָקַח</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12</a> (no preposition), <font class="hebrew2">בְּנֶשֶׁךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/25-37.htm">Leviticus 25:37</a> <em>at interest</em>, so <a href="/interlinear/psalms/15-5.htm">Psalm 15:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18-8.htm">Ezekiel 18:8,13</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בְּנ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8</a> <em>by usury</em>; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/23-20.htm">Deuteronomy 23:20</a> (3 t. in verse). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>usury <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5391.htm">nashak</a>; interest on a debt -- usury. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5391.htm">nashak</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְ בְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְ בְּנֶשֶׁךְ֮ בַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְ בַּנֶּ֧שֶׁךְ בנשך נֶ֕שֶׁךְ נֶ֣שֶׁךְ נֶ֤שֶׁךְ נֶ֥שֶׁךְ נֶ֧שֶׁךְ נֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ נשך נשך׃ ban·ne·šeḵ bannešeḵ banNeshech bə·ne·šeḵ bənešeḵ beNeshech ne·šeḵ nešeḵ Neshech<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/22-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 22:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תְשִׂימ֥וּן עָלָ֖יו <b> נֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to him; you shall not charge <span class="itali">him interest.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> neither shalt thou lay <span class="itali">upon him usury.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/22-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lay and <span class="itali">interest</span><p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/25-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 25:36</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִּקַּ֤ח מֵֽאִתּוֹ֙ <b> נֶ֣שֶׁךְ </b> וְתַרְבִּ֔ית וְיָרֵ֖אתָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> usurious <span class="itali">interest</span> from him, but revere<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Take <span class="itali">thou no usury</span> of him, or increase:<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/25-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not take <span class="itali">interest</span> increase revere<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/25-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 25:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִתֵּ֥ן ל֖וֹ <b> בְּנֶ֑שֶׁךְ </b> וּבְמַרְבִּ֖ית לֹא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him your silver <span class="itali">at interest,</span> nor<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him thy money <span class="itali">upon usury,</span> nor lend<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/25-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nor give <span class="itali">interest</span> gain nor<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/23-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 23:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַשִּׁ֣יךְ לְאָחִ֔יךָ <b> נֶ֥שֶׁךְ </b> כֶּ֖סֶף נֶ֣שֶׁךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to your countrymen: <span class="itali">interest</span> on money,<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to thy brother; <span class="itali">usury</span> of money,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/23-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> charge to your countrymen <span class="itali">interest</span> money interest<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/23-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 23:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נֶ֥שֶׁךְ כֶּ֖סֶף <b> נֶ֣שֶׁךְ </b> אֹ֑כֶל נֶ֕שֶׁךְ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of money, <span class="itali">usury</span> of victuals,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/23-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> interest money <span class="itali">interest</span> food interest<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/23-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 23:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נֶ֣שֶׁךְ אֹ֑כֶל <b> נֶ֕שֶׁךְ </b> כָּל־ דָּבָ֖ר</span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of victuals, <span class="itali">usury</span> of any thing<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/23-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> interest food <span class="itali">interest</span> anything thing<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/15-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 15:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹא־ נָתַ֣ן <b> בְּנֶשֶׁךְ֮ </b> וְשֹׁ֥חַד עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out his money <span class="itali">at interest,</span> Nor<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his money <span class="itali">to usury,</span> nor taketh<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/15-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Nor put <span class="itali">interest</span> A bribe against<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/28-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 28:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַרְבֶּ֣ה ה֭וֹנוֹ <b> בְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְ </b> [וּבְתַרְבִּית כ]</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his wealth <span class="itali">by interest</span> and usury<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">He that by usury</span> and unjust gain<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/28-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> increases his wealth <span class="itali">interest</span> increase is gracious<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/18-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 18:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> בַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְ </b> לֹֽא־ יִתֵּ֗ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> if he does not lend <span class="itali">[money] on interest</span> or take<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> He [that] hath not given forth <span class="itali">upon usury,</span> neither hath taken<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">interest</span> does not lend<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/18-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 18:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> בַּנֶּ֧שֶׁךְ </b> נָתַ֛ן וְתַרְבִּ֥ית</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> he lends <span class="itali">[money] on interest</span> and takes<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Hath given forth <span class="itali">upon usury,</span> and hath taken<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">interest</span> lends increase<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/18-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 18:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֵשִׁ֣יב יָד֗וֹ <b> נֶ֤שֶׁךְ </b> וְתַרְבִּית֙ לֹ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> does not take <span class="itali">interest</span> or increase,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [that] hath not received <span class="itali">usury</span> nor increase,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> keeps his hand <span class="itali">interest</span> increase does not<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/22-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 22:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׁפָךְ־ דָּ֑ם <b> נֶ֧שֶׁךְ </b> וְתַרְבִּ֣ית לָקַ֗חַתְּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you have taken <span class="itali">interest</span> and profits,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thou hast taken <span class="itali">usury</span> and increase,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/22-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to 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