Deuteronomy 23:17-18
New King James Version
17 “There shall be no ritual [a]harlot (A)of the daughters of Israel, or a (B)perverted[b] one of the sons of Israel. 18 You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the Lord your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are [c]an abomination to the Lord your God.
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- Deuteronomy 23:17 Heb. qedeshah, fem. of qadesh (next note)
- Deuteronomy 23:17 Heb. qadesh, one practicing sodomy and prostitution in religious rituals
- Deuteronomy 23:18 detestable
Deuteronomy 23:17-18
American Standard Version
17 There shall be no [a]prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a [b]sodomite of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, or the wages of a dog, into the house of Jehovah thy God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
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- Deuteronomy 23:17 Hebrew kedeshah. See Gen. 38:21.
- Deuteronomy 23:17 Hebrew kadesh.
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