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Deuteronomy 23:15-25
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 23:15-25
English Standard Version
Miscellaneous Laws
15 (A)“You shall not give up to his master a slave[a] who has escaped from his master to you. 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 (B)daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none (C)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[b] 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.
19 (D)“You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, (E)interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest. 20 (F)You may charge a foreigner interest, but you may not charge your brother interest, (G)that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.
21 (H)“If you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. 22 But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin. 23 You shall be careful to do what has passed your lips, for you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth.
24 “If you go into your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you wish, but you shall not put any in your bag. 25 If you go into your neighbor's standing grain, (I)you may pluck the ears with your hand, but you shall not put a sickle to your neighbor's standing grain.
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- Deuteronomy 23:15 Or servant; the Hebrew term ‘ebed designates a range of social and economic roles (see Preface)
- Deuteronomy 23:18 Or male prostitute
Deuteronomy 23:15-25
New International Version
Deuteronomy 23:15-25
New International Version
Miscellaneous Laws
15 If a slave has taken refuge(A) with you, do not hand them over to their master.(B) 16 Let them live among you wherever they like and in whatever town they choose. Do not oppress(C) them.
17 No Israelite man(D) or woman is to become a shrine prostitute.(E) 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.(F)
19 Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.(G) 20 You may charge a foreigner(H) interest, but not a fellow Israelite, so that the Lord your God may bless(I) 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,(J) for the Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin.(K) 22 But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.(L) 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. 25 If you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pick kernels with your hands, but you must not put a sickle to their standing grain.(M)
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 23:18 Hebrew of a dog
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