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16 Pero tampoco lo oprimas. Déjalo vivir entre tu gente, en alguna de tus ciudades que él escoja y en la que él quiera quedarse.

17 »Entre las hijas de Israel(A) no debe haber rameras.

»Entre los hijos de Israel no debe haber sodomitas.

18 »No lleves a la casa del Señor tu Dios la paga de una ramera, ni el precio de un perro, para cumplir con un voto. Tanto lo uno como lo otro son cosas que le repugnan al Señor tu Dios.

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16 Let them live among you wherever they like and in whatever town they choose. Do not oppress(A) them.

17 No Israelite man(B) or woman is to become a shrine prostitute.(C) 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.(D)

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  1. Deuteronomy 23:18 Hebrew of a dog

16 He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.

17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God.

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16 He may dwell with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it [a]seems best to him; (A)you shall not oppress him.

17 “There shall be no ritual [b]harlot (B)of the daughters of Israel, or a (C)perverted[c] one of the sons of Israel. 18 You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the Lord your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are [d]an abomination to the Lord your God.

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  1. Deuteronomy 23:16 pleases him best
  2. Deuteronomy 23:17 Heb. qedeshah, fem. of qadesh (next note)
  3. Deuteronomy 23:17 Heb. qadesh, one practicing sodomy and prostitution in religious rituals
  4. Deuteronomy 23:18 detestable

16 He shall dwell with you, in your midst, in the place that he shall choose within one of your towns, wherever it suits him. You shall not wrong him.

17 “None of the (A)daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none (B)of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute. 18 You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog[a] into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

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  1. Deuteronomy 23:18 Or male prostitute