Deuteronomy 23:11

Deuteronomy 23:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.
• New International Version (NIV)But as evening approaches he is to wash himself, and at sunset he may return to the camp.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but when evening comes, he shall bathe himself in water, and as the sun sets, he may come inside the camp.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But it shall be, when evening comes, that he shall wash with water; and when the sun sets, he may come into the camp.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:11

9Your soldiers may be living in tents while they fight against your enemies. They must keep away from anything that makes them unclean. 10While 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. In 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. 13Always carry a small spade with your other tools. When you go to the toilet, dig a hole with your spade. Then bury your dung in it and cover it with earth.

Deuteronomy 23:11 word by word

וְהָיָ֥ה לִפְנֽוֹת־עֶ֖רֶב יִרְחַ֣ץ בַּמָּ֑יִם וּכְבֹ֣א הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ יָבֹ֖א אֶל־תּ֥וֹךְ הַֽמַּחֲנֶה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But it shall be, when eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• cometh onפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• he shall washרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• with waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• and when the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• is downבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• intoתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:11

• Leviticus 11:25He must wash his clothes immediately.
• Leviticus 15:17You must wash any clothes that semen touches. They are unclean until evening.
• Leviticus 14:9On day seven, he must cut all the hair off his head and his face. He must wash his clothes and his body with water.
• Leviticus 15:5A person who touches the bed must wash his clothes and his body. He will be unclean until evening.
• Leviticus 22:6The son of Aaron who touches any of these things will be unclean until evening. He must not eat any of the holy gifts until he washes his body.
• Psalms 51:2I have done bad things, so wash me to make me clean again.
• Ezekiel 36:25You will become pure, as if I splash you with clean water. I will remove all the things that make you unclean. I will take away the idols that you worship.
• Matthew 3:11I baptize you with water. This shows that you want to change the way that you live. But another person will come soon. He is greater than I am. I am not good enough even to carry his shoes for him. This other person will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
• Luke 11:38Jesus did not wash his hands before he ate the meal. This surprised the Pharisee.
• Ephesians 5:26He did that to make us completely clean, as the people of God. It was like he washed us with water, as he brought God's message to us.
• Hebrews 9:9This is like a picture that means something for us today. It teaches us about the gifts and sacrifices that people offered to God, to worship him. When someone gave those things to God, it could not make him clean again in his mind.
• 1 Peter 3:21That shows how God now saves you. It is like a picture of baptism. The water of baptism does not wash dirt from a person's body. Instead, it shows that a person has decided to obey God. He is choosing to do what is right. That saves you, because Jesus Christ became alive again after his death.
• Revelation 1:5Jesus Christ will also help you. He always speaks a true message. He is the first person who became alive again after death. He rules the kings of the earth. Jesus loves us and he died for us. That is how he made us free. Because of Jesus, God will not punish us for the bad things that we have done.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:11

• 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
• 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 23:11

• Defilement
• 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