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Deuteronomy 23:10-15

10IfH3588יִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961any manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376among youאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834becomesיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961uncleanלֹא־ טָה֖וֹרlo'- ta.HorH3808 H2889because of a nocturnalלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915emissionמִקְּרֵה־mi.ke.reh-H7137,he must leaveH3318אֶל־'el-H413the campH4264לֹ֥אlo'H3808andstayיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935outsideמִח֣וּץ אֶל־mi.Chutz 'el-H2351 H413תּ֥וֹךְTokhH8432H4264.

11H1961When eveningעֶ֖רֶב'E.revH6153approachesלִפְנֽוֹת־lif.not-H6437,he must washיִרְחַ֣ץyir.ChatzH7364with waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and when the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121setsH935he may returnH935toH413 H8432the campH4264.

12You must haveH1961a placeוְיָד֙ve.YadH3027outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campH4264to goוְיָצָ֥אתָve.ya.Tza.taH3318andrelieve yourselfשָׁ֖מָּה חֽוּץ׃Sha.mah ChutzH8033 H2351.

13And you must haveH1961a digging toolוְיָתֵ֛דve.ya.TedH3489inעַל־'al-H5921your equipmentאֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH240so thatH1961when you relieve yourselfבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣be.shiv.te.KhaH3427 H2351you can dig a holeוְחָפַרְתָּ֣הve.cha.far.TahH2658וְשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.shav.TaH7725and cover upוְכִסִּ֥יתָve.khi.Si.taH3680אֶת־'et-H853your excrementצֵאָתֶֽךָ׃tze.'a.Te.khaH6627.

14Forכִּי֩kiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430walksמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ׀mit.ha.LekhH1980throughoutבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130your campמַחֲנֶ֗ךָma.cha.Ne.khaH4264to protect youלְהַצִּֽילְךָ֙le.ha.tzi.le.KhaH5337and deliverוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341to youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.Your campמַחֲנֶ֖יךָma.cha.Nei.khaH4264must beH1961holyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918,lestוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808He seeיִרְאֶ֤הyir.'EhH7200anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697uncleanעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172among youand turn awayH7725from youמֵאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃ סme.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

15Do notH3808returnתַסְגִּ֥ירtas.GirH5462a slaveעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650toאֶל־'el-H413his masterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834if he has taken refugeמֵעִ֥ם אֲדֹנָֽיו׃me.'Im 'a.do.NavH5337 H5973 H113with youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.

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