Deuteronomy 23:13

Deuteronomy 23:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:
• New International Version (NIV)As part of your equipment have something to dig with, and when you relieve yourself, dig a hole and cover up your excrement.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall have a trowel with your tools, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig a hole with it and turn back and cover up your excrement.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and you shall have an implement among your equipment, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and turn and cover your refuse.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:13

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⌟. You 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. 15If a slave escapes from his master and comes to you, don’t return him to his master.

Deuteronomy 23:13 word by word

וְיָתֵ֛ד תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ עַל־אֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ וְהָיָה֙ בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣ ח֔וּץ וְחָפַרְתָּ֣ה בָ֔הּ וְשַׁבְתָּ֖ וְכִסִּ֥יתָ אֶת־צֵאָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt have a paddleיָתֵדyâthêd · pegH3489
• upon thy weaponאָזֵן'âzên · weaponH240
• and it shall be, when thou wilt easeיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• thyself abroadחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• thou shalt digחָפַרchâphar · to searchH2658
• therewith, and shalt turn backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• that which comethצֵאָהtsâ'âh · excrementH6627

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:13

• Ezekiel 24:6“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: How horrible it will be for that city of murderers, for that tarnished pot. Its tarnish will not come off. Empty the meat out of it piece by piece without choosing any particular piece.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:13

• 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. 13It would be unclean and shameful to have an open toilet area near the camp. It would be even worse to have it inside the camp.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 23:13

• Cleanliness
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

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

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