, ▁whether ▁she ▁is ▁rich ▁or ▁poor , ▁whether ▁it ▁is ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁loan ▁is ▁given ▁or ▁after ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁loan ▁is ▁given , ▁and ▁even ▁when ▁a ▁court ▁would ▁super v ise ▁the ▁matter . ▁Ma imon ides ▁continued ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁cred itor ▁takes ▁such ▁coll ater al , ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁returned , ▁even ▁against ▁the ▁cred itor ' s ▁will . ▁If ▁the ▁wid ow ▁adm its ▁the ▁deb t , ▁she ▁must ▁pay , ▁but ▁if ▁she ▁den ies ▁its ▁existence , ▁she ▁must ▁take ▁an ▁o ath . ▁If ▁the ▁security ▁the ▁cred itor ▁took ▁was ▁lost ▁or ▁consum ed ▁by ▁fire ▁before ▁the ▁cred itor ▁returned ▁it , ▁the ▁cred itor ▁was ▁pun ished ▁by ▁l ash es . ▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁interpretation ▁The ▁par ash ah ▁is ▁discussed ▁in ▁these ▁modern ▁sources : ▁ ▁De uter onomy ▁chapter ▁ 2 1 ▁Professor ▁Tam ara ▁C ohn ▁E sk en azi ▁of ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Union ▁College - J ew ish ▁Institute ▁of ▁Religion ▁c ited ▁ ▁which ▁describes ▁a ▁process ▁by ▁which ▁a ▁woman ▁captured ▁in ▁war ▁could ▁become ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁an ▁Israel ite ▁man , ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁inter mar riage ▁in ▁the ▁Tor ah , ▁for ▁although ▁the ▁text ▁does ▁not ▁specify ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁eth nic ▁identity , ▁the ▁context ▁implies ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁non - Is rael ite . ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁David ▁Wol pe ▁of ▁S ina i ▁Temple ▁said ▁that ▁although ▁the