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17 There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel. 18 You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the wages of a male prostitute,[a] into the house of Yahweh your God for any vow; for both of these are an abomination to Yahweh your God.

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Footnotes

  1. 23:18 literally, dog

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”