Deuteronomy 23:12

Deuteronomy 23:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:
• New International Version (NIV)Designate a place outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall have a place outside the camp, and you shall go out to it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Also you shall have a place outside the camp, where you may go out;

Context of Deuteronomy 23:12

10“If there is any man among you who is [ceremonially] unclean because of nocturnal emission, then he must go outside the camp; he shall not come back to the camp. 11But when evening comes, he shall bathe in water, and at sundown he may return to the camp. “You shall also have a place outside the camp to which you may go, 13and you shall have a spade among your tools, and when you [prepare to] sit down outside [to relieve yourself], you shall dig a hole with it and shall turn and cover up your waste. 14Since the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp to rescue you and to defeat your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy (undefiled); and He must not see anything indecent among you or He will turn away from you.

Deuteronomy 23:12 word by word

וְיָד֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לְךָ֔ מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וְיָצָ֥אתָ שָׁ֖מָּה חֽוּץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt have a place alsoיָדyâd · hand: monumentH3027
• withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• whither thou shalt go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:12

• Deuteronomy 23:2A person of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12These directions may appear trifling to some, but they were essentially necessary to this people in their present circumstances. Decency and cleanliness promote health, and prevent many diseases.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 The whole passage refers not to the encampments of the nation while passing from Egypt through the wilderness, but to future warlike expeditions seat out from Canaan.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 The camp of the Lord must have nothing offensive in it. If there must be this care taken to preserve the body clean, much more should we be careful to keep the mind pure.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12outside the camp: Human waste is a normal bodily function. However, in Israel’s law it made a person ritually unclean (not fit for worship for a time). Because God is holy, the camp had to remain clean. For this reason, people had to go outside the camp when relieving themselves.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-149-14. When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing--from the excesses incident to camp life, as well as from habits of personal neglect and impurity.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 23:12

• Cleanliness
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

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• Deuteronomy
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings