unfoldingWord_en_tn/deu/24/12.md

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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.

you must not sleep with his pledge in your possession

AT: "you must not keep his pledge during the night"

You must surely restore to him the pledge

AT: "You must surely give the pledge back to him"

so that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you

AT: "so that he will have his cloak to keep himself warm when he sleeps, and he will be grateful to you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

cloak

clothing that keeps a person warm at night

it will be righteousness for you before Yahweh your God

AT: "Yahweh your God will approve of the way you handled this matter"