Deuteronomy 23:10

Deuteronomy 23:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:
• New International Version (NIV)If one of your men is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he is to go outside the camp and stay there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, then he shall go outside the camp. He shall not come inside the camp,
• New King James Version (NKJV)If there is any man among you who becomes unclean by some occurrence in the night, then he shall go outside the camp; he shall not come inside the camp.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:10

8The third generation of their descendants can join with the Lord's people when they meet together to worship him. 9Your soldiers may be living in tents while they fight against your enemies. They must keep away from anything that makes them unclean. While a man is asleep, semen may come from his sex part. That makes him unclean so he must go outside the camp. He must stay there all day. 11In the evening, he must wash himself. At sunset he can return into the camp. 12You must choose a special place outside the camp. Use that place as your toilet.

Deuteronomy 23:10 word by word

כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֤ה בְךָ֙ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה טָה֖וֹר מִקְּרֵה־לָ֑יְלָה וְיָצָא֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה לֹ֥א יָבֹ֖א אֶל־תּ֥וֹךְ הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If there be among you any manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• that is not cleanטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• by reason of uncleanness that chancethקָרֶהqâreh · accidentH7137
• him by nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• then shall he goיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• abroadחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• out of the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• he shall not comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• withinתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:10

• Leviticus 15:16When semen comes out of a man, he must wash his body. He will be unclean until evening.
• Numbers 5:2‘Speak to the Israelites. They must send any person with a disease of the skin away from the camp. Or somebody may have a disease that causes pus to come out of his body. Any person like that is not clean. Anyone who has touched a dead person is also not clean. Send those people out of the camp too.
• 1 Corinthians 5:11Now I am telling you this: I was talking about people who say that they are believers. If they say that, but they have sex in a wrong way, do not be friends with them. It is the same if they want many things for themselves. They may worship idols. They may insult people. They may often get drunk. They may deceive people and rob them. If one of your own group does things like that, do not even agree to eat a meal with them.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:10

• 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. 10a nocturnal emission: A nocturnal emission is a discharge of semen that happens during sleep. It may occur without intention or control. Even though it was not deliberate, it made a man ceremonially unclean (not fit for worship for a time; see Leviticus 15:16–18).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 23:10

• Defilement
• Disease
• Sanitation

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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