American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 23

1Hethatiswoundedinthestones,orhathhisprivy member cutoff,shallnotenterintotheassemblyofJehovah.

2AbastardshallnotenterintotheassemblyH6951ofJehovah;eventothetenth generationshallnoneofhisenterintotheassemblyH6951ofJehovah.

3AnAmmoniteoraMoabiteshallnotenterintotheassemblyH6951ofJehovah;eventothetenthH6224generationH1755shallnonebelongingtothementerintotheassemblyH6951ofJehovahforever:

4becausetheymetyounotwithbreadandwithwaterintheway,whenyecameH935forthoutofEgypt,andbecausetheyhiredagainstthee BalaamthesonofBeorfromPethorofMesopotamia,tocurse thee.

5Nevertheless Jehovah thyGodwouldnothearken untoBalaamH1109;butJehovah thyGodturnedthecurseלְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃le.Ka.Le.kaH7043intoablessing unto thee,becauseJehovah thyGodloved thee.

6Thou shaltnotseektheirpeacenortheirprosperity all thy daysforever.

7Thou shaltnotabhor an Edomite;forheisthy brother: thou shaltnotabhor an Egyptian;becausethou wastasojournerinhisland.

8Thechildrenofthethird generationthatarebornuntothemshallenterintotheassemblyofJehovah.

9WhenH834thou goestforthH3205incampagainstthine enemies,thenthou shaltkeeptheefromeveryevil thing.

10Iftherebeamongyouanyman,thatisnotcleanbyreasonofthatwhichchancethhimbynight,thenshallhegoH3318abroadoutofthecampH4264,heshallnotcomeH3318withinthecampH4264:

11butitshallbeH1961,wheneveningcomethon,heshallbathehimselfinwater;andwhenthesunisdown,heshallcomeH935withinthecampH4264.

12Thou shalthaveaplacealsowithoutthecampH4264, whither thou shaltgoH935forth abroad:

13andthou shalthaveapaddleamongthy weapons;anditshallbeH1961,whenthou sittestdownabroad, thou shalt dig therewith,andshaltturnbackandcoverthatwhichcomethfromthee:

14forJehovah thy God walkethinthemidstofthy camp,todeliver thee,andtogiveupthine enemiesbeforethee;thereforeshallthy campbeH1961holy,thathemaynotseeanunclean thinginthee,andturnוְשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.shav.TaH7725awayוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725fromthee.

15Thou shaltnotdeliverH5337untohismasteraservantthatisescapedfromhismasterunto thee:

16heshalldwellwiththee,inthemidstofthee,intheplacewhichheshallchoosewithinoneofthy gates,whereH834itpleasethhimbest: thou shaltnotoppresshim.

17ThereshallbenoprostituteofthedaughtersofIsrael,neithershalltherebeasodomiteofthesonsofIsrael.

18Thou shaltnotbringthehireofaharlot,orthewagesofadog,intothehouseofJehovah thyGodforanyvow:forevenboth theseareanabomination unto Jehovah thyGod.

19Thou shaltnotlenduponinteresttothy brother; interestofmoney, interestofvictuals, interestofanythingthatislentuponinterest.

20Untoaforeigner thou mayestlenduponinterestH5392;butunto thybrotherH251thou shaltnotlenduponinterestH5392,thatJehovah thyGodmaybless theeinallthatthou puttest thy hand unto,intheland whither thou goestintopossessit.

21WhenH834thou shaltvowavowuntoJehovahthyGodH430, thou shaltnotbeslacktopayit:forJehovahthyGodH430willsurelyrequireitofthee;anditwouldbesininthee.

22Butifthou shalt forbeartovowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088,itshallbeH1961nosinH2399inthee.

23Thatwhichisיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961goneoutofthy lips thou shalt observeanddo; accordingasthou hastvowedH5087unto Jehovah thyGod,afreewill-offering, which thou hastpromisedwiththy mouth.

24WhenH834thou comestintothy neighbor’s vineyard,thenthou mayest eatofgrapes thy fillatthine own pleasure;butthou shalt notputanyinthy vessel.

25Whenthou comestintothyneighbor’sH7453standing grain,thenthou mayest plucktheearswiththyhand;butthou shaltnotmoveasickle unto thyneighbor’sH7453standing grain.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain