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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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 23:18 Or male prostitute

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

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 23:17 Literally “from the daughters of Israel”
  2. Deuteronomy 23:17 Literally “from the sons of Israel”
  3. Deuteronomy 23:18 Literally “gift”
  4. Deuteronomy 23:18 Literally “the earnings of a dog”
  5. Deuteronomy 23:18 Literally “both, the two of them”