Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take way thy coat--the inner garment; in pledge for a debt (Exodus 22:26-27).
let him have thy cloak also--the outer and more costly garment. This overcoat was not allowed to be retained over night as a pledge from the poor because they used it for a bed covering.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Exodus 21:23-25
Micah 2:8
Matthew 3:10
Matthew 5:37
1 Corinthians 6:7
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