Unto a (k) stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may (l) bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
(k) This was permitted for a time because of the hardness of their hearts.
(l) If you show charity to your brother, God will declare his love toward you.