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16 He shall reside with you in your midst in the place that he chooses in one of your towns wherever he pleases;[a] you shall not oppress him.

17 “No woman of Israel[b] shall be a temple prostitute, and no man of Israel[c] shall be a male shrine prostitute. 18 You may not bring the hire[d] of a prostitute or the earnings of a male prostitute[e] into the house of Yahweh your God, for any vow offerings, because both[f] are a detestable thing to Yahweh your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 23:16 Literally “in your gates good for him”
  2. Deuteronomy 23:17 Literally “from the daughters of Israel”
  3. Deuteronomy 23:17 Literally “from the sons of Israel”
  4. Deuteronomy 23:18 Literally “gift”
  5. Deuteronomy 23:18 Literally “the earnings of a dog”
  6. Deuteronomy 23:18 Literally “both, the two of them”