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

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. Toward 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.

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 11:25Whoever carries any part of their dead bodies must wash his clothes. He will be unclean until evening.
• Leviticus 15:17Any clothes or any leather with semen on it must be washed. It will be unclean until evening.
• Leviticus 14:9On the seventh day he must shave off all the hair on his head, his beard, and his eyebrows, and he must wash his clothes and body. Then he will be clean.
• Leviticus 15:5Those who touch his bed must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.
• Leviticus 22:6will be unclean until evening. He must not eat any of the holy offerings unless he has washed himself.
• Psalms 51:2Wash me thoroughly from my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin.
• Ezekiel 36:25I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean instead of unclean. Then I will cleanse you from all your idols.
• Matthew 3:11I baptize you with water so that you will change the way you think and act. But the one who comes after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
• Luke 11:38The Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus didn’t wash before the meal.
• Ephesians 5:26He did this to make the church holy by cleansing it, washing it using water along with spoken words.
• Hebrews 9:9The first part of the tent is an example for the present time. The gifts and sacrifices that were brought there could not give the worshiper a clear conscience.
• 1 Peter 3:21Baptism, which is like that water, now saves you. Baptism doesn’t save by removing dirt from the body. Rather, baptism is a request to God for a clear conscience. It saves you through Jesus Christ, who came back from death to life.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the witness, the trustworthy one, the first to come back to life, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. Glory and power forever and ever belong to the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

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

In the dictionaries

• Paddle
• Sickle
• Slack
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Deuteronomy
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
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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