Deuteronomy 23:1-14

1A man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off may never join the assembly of the Lord.

2A man born from an illicit union may not join the assembly of the Lord. No descendant of his may join the assembly of the Lord for ten generations.

3Ammonites or Moabites may not join the assembly of the Lord. Not one descendant of theirs may join the assembly of the Lord for ten generations.

4They cannot join because they didn’t greet you with food and water on your trip from Egypt. They even hired Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor in Aram Naharaim, to curse you.

5But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. Instead, he turned Balaam’s curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you.

6Never offer them peace or friendship as long as you live.

7Never consider the Edomites disgusting. They’re your relatives. Never consider the Egyptians disgusting. You once were foreigners living in their country.

8Their grandchildren may join the assembly of the Lord.

9When you’re at war and have set up camp to fight your enemies, stay away from anything that will make you unclean.

10If one of your men becomes unclean from a nocturnal emission, he must go outside the camp and stay there.

11Toward evening he must wash, and at sunset he may come back to camp.

12Choose a place outside the camp where you can go ⌞to relieve yourself⌟.

13You must carry a pointed stick as part of your equipment. When you go outside to squat, dig a hole with it. When you’re done, cover up your excrement.

14The Lord your God moves around in your camp to protect you and hand your enemies over to you. So your camp must always be holy. This way, the Lord will never see anything offensive among you and turn away from you.