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

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