13 and you shall have a [a]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 (A)the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp to save you and to [b]defeat your enemies before you, your camp must be (B)holy; so He must not see [c]anything indecent among you [d]or He will turn away from you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 23:13 Lit peg
  2. Deuteronomy 23:14 Lit give
  3. Deuteronomy 23:14 Lit nakedness of anything
  4. Deuteronomy 23:14 Lit and

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(A) about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy,(B) so that he will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you.

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