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Deuteronomy 23:8-24
New American Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 23:8-24
New American Standard Bible
8 The sons of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord.
9 “When you go out as [a]an army against your enemies, you shall be on guard against every evil thing.
10 “(A)If there is among you any man who is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, then he must go outside the camp; he may not [b]reenter the camp. 11 But when evening approaches, he shall bathe himself with water, and at sundown he may [c]reenter the camp.
12 “You shall also have a place allocated outside the camp, so that you may go out there to relieve yourself, 13 and you shall have a [d]spade among your tools, and it shall be when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and shall turn and cover up your excrement. 14 Since (B)the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp to save you and to [e]defeat your enemies before you, your camp must be (C)holy; so He must not see [f]anything indecent among you [g]or He will turn away from you.
15 “(D)You shall not hand over to his master a slave who has [h]escaped from his master to you. 16 He shall live with you in your midst, in the place that he chooses in one of your [i]towns where it pleases him; (E)you shall not mistreat him.
17 “(F)None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, (G)nor shall any of the sons of Israel be a cult prostitute. 18 You shall not bring the earnings of a prostitute or the money for a [j](H)dog into the house of the Lord your God as payment for any vowed offering, because both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.
19 “(I)You are not to charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned on interest. 20 (J)You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen you shall not charge interest, so that (K)the Lord your God may bless you in all [k]that you undertake in the land which you are about to enter to [l]possess.
21 “(L)When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for the Lord your God will certainly require it of you, and it will be a sin [m]for you. 22 However, if you refrain from making vows, it will not be a sin [n]for you. 23 You shall be careful and perform what goes out of your lips, since in fact you have vowed a [o]voluntary offering to the Lord your God, whatever you have [p]promised.
24 “When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat grapes [q]until you are satisfied; but you are not to put any in your [r]basket.
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- Deuteronomy 23:9 Or a camp
- Deuteronomy 23:10 Lit come to the midst of
- Deuteronomy 23:11 Lit come to the midst of
- Deuteronomy 23:13 Lit peg
- Deuteronomy 23:14 Lit give
- Deuteronomy 23:14 Lit nakedness of anything
- Deuteronomy 23:14 Lit and
- Deuteronomy 23:15 Lit delivered himself
- Deuteronomy 23:16 Lit gates in the good to him
- Deuteronomy 23:18 Prob. refers to a male prostitute
- Deuteronomy 23:20 Lit the putting forth of your hand
- Deuteronomy 23:20 Lit possess it
- Deuteronomy 23:21 Lit in you
- Deuteronomy 23:22 Lit in you
- Deuteronomy 23:23 Or freewill offering
- Deuteronomy 23:23 Lit spoken with your mouth
- Deuteronomy 23:24 Lit according to your soul, your satiation
- Deuteronomy 23:24 Lit container
Deuteronomy 23:8-24
New International Version
Deuteronomy 23:8-24
New International Version
8 The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord.
Uncleanness in the Camp
9 When you are encamped against your enemies, keep away from everything impure.(A) 10 If one of your men is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he is to go outside the camp and stay there.(B) 11 But as evening approaches he is to wash himself, and at sunset(C) he may return to the camp.(D)
12 Designate a place outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself. 13 As part of your equipment have something to dig with, and when you relieve yourself, dig a hole and cover up your excrement. 14 For the Lord your God moves(E) about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy,(F) so that he will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you.
Miscellaneous Laws
15 If a slave has taken refuge(G) with you, do not hand them over to their master.(H) 16 Let them live among you wherever they like and in whatever town they choose. Do not oppress(I) them.
17 No Israelite man(J) or woman is to become a shrine prostitute.(K) 18 You must not bring the earnings of a female prostitute or of a male prostitute[a] into the house of the Lord your God to pay any vow, because the Lord your God detests them both.(L)
19 Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.(M) 20 You may charge a foreigner(N) interest, but not a fellow Israelite, so that the Lord your God may bless(O) you in everything you put your hand to in the land you are entering to possess.
21 If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it,(P) for the Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin.(Q) 22 But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.(R) 23 Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the Lord your God with your own mouth.
24 If you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat all the grapes you want, but do not put any in your basket.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 23:18 Hebrew of a dog
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