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# exaction

noun

«exaction» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

It means harsh demands for payment, especially taking grain or interest from the poor.

**Interpretation.** The prophets and Nehemiah condemned the rich who squeezed the poor. The tradition says lending should help a neighbor and should not oppress him.

### Meaning

Forcing someone to hand over money or goods, often unfairly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exaction/#m1)

### Examples

- I pray you, let us leave off this exaction. (Writings NEH.5.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exaction/#x1)
- Thus saith the Lord GOD: Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel; remove violence and spoil, and execute justice and righteousness; take away your exactions from My people, saith the Lord GOD. (Prophets EZK.45.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exaction/#x2)
- Therefore, because ye trample upon the poor, and take from him exactions of wheat; ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them, ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine thereof. (Prophets AMO.5.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exaction/#x3)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «exaction» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exaction/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«exaction» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/exaction.html) on Mova free.