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Deuteronomy 23

1Hethatisaeunuch, whetherhehavebeencrushedorcut,shallnotcomeintothecongregationofJehovah.

2AbastardshallnotcomeH935intothecongregationofJehovah;evenhistenth generationshallnotcomeH935intothecongregationofJehovah.

3AnAmmoniteorMoabiteshallnotcomeH935intothecongregationofJehovah;eventheirtenthH6224generationH1755shallnotcomeH935intothecongregationofJehovahforever;

4becausetheymetyounotwithbreadandwithwaterontheway,whenyecameH935forthoutofEgypt,andbecausetheyhiredagainstthee BalaamthesonofBeor,ofPethorofMesopotamia,tocurse thee.

5ButJehovah thyGodwouldnotlistentoBalaamH1109;andJehovah thyGodturnedthecurseלְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃le.Ka.Le.kaH7043intoblessing unto thee,becauseJehovah thyGodloved thee.

6Thou shaltnotseektheirpeacenortheirprosperity all thy daysforever.

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

8ChildrenthatareborntothemshallcomeintothecongregationofJehovahinthethird generation.

9WhenH834thou goestforthH3205intocampagainstthine enemies,thenkeeptheefromeveryevil thing.

10Iftherebewiththeeamanthatisnotcleanfromwhathathhappenedinthenight,thenshallhegoH3318outsidethecampH4264;heshallnotcomeH3318insidethecampH4264;

11anditshallbeH1961, towardsevening,heshallbatheinwater:andatthegoingוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318downofthesunhemaycomeH935insidethecampH4264.

12Thou shalthaveaplacealsooutsidethecampH4264,andshaltgoH935forth thither.

13Andthou shalthaveashovel amongst thy weapons,anditshallbeH1961,whenthou sittestdownabroad, thou shalt dig therewith,andshaltturnbackandcoverthatwhichiscomefromthee.

14ForJehovah thy God walkethinthemidstofthy camp,todeliver thee,andtogiveupthine enemiesbeforethee;andthy campshallbeH1961holy,thathesee nothing unseemlywiththee,andturnוְשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.shav.TaH7725awayוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725fromthee.

15Thou shaltnothandovertohismasterabondmanthathathescapedfromhismasterunto thee:

16heshalldwellwiththee,eveninthy midst,intheplacethatheshallchooseinoneofthy gates,whereH834itseemeth goodtohim; thou shaltnotoppresshim.

17Thereshallbenoprostitute amongstthedaughtersofIsrael,noranySodomite amongstthesonsofIsrael.

18Thou shaltnotbringthehireofaharlot,orthepriceofadog,intothehouseofJehovah thyGodforanyvow;forevenboth theseareanabominationtoJehovah thyGod.

19Thou shalttakenointerestofthy brother, interestofmoney, interestofvictuals, interestofanythingthatcanbelentuponinterest:

20ofaforeigner thou mayest takeinterestH5392,butofthybrotherH251thou shaltnottakeinterestH5392;thatJehovah thyGodmaybless theeinallthebusinessofthy handintheland whither thou goesttopossessit.

21WhenH834thou vowestavowtoJehovahthyGodH430, thou shaltnotdelaytoperformit;forJehovahthyGodH430willcertainlyrequireitofthee,anditshallbesininthee.

22Butifthou forbeartovowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088,itshallbeH1961nosinH2399inthee.

23Whatisיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961goneoutofthy lips thou shalt keepanddo,asthou hastvowedH5087toJehovah thyGod,thevoluntary-offeringthatthou hastpromisedwiththy mouth.

24WhenH834thou comestintothy neighbour's vineyard, thou mayest eat grapes thy fill,accordingtothy desire,butthou shalt notputanyinthy vessel.

25Whenthou comestintothestanding cornofthy neighbour, thou mayest pluck earswiththyhand;butthou shaltnotwavethesickleagainstthy neighbour's standing corn.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23

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