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 sons of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord. 9“When you go out as an army against your enemies, you shall be on guard against every evil thing. “If there is among you any man who is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, then he must go outside the camp; he may not reenter the camp. 11But when evening approaches, he shall bathe himself with water, and at sundown he may reenter the camp. 12“You shall also have a place allocated outside the camp, so that you may go out there to relieve yourself,

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

• Ifכִּיkîy · forH3588
• there is among you anyאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• is uncleanלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• is uncleanטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• becauseמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• of a nocturnalלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• emissionקָרֶהqâreh · accidentH7137
• then he must goיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• outsideאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• outsideחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• reenterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• reenterתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:10

• Leviticus 15:16‘Now if a man has a seminal emission, he shall bathe all his body in water and be unclean until evening.
• Numbers 5:2“Command the sons of Israel that they send away from the camp everyone with leprosy, everyone having a discharge, and everyone who is unclean because of contact with a dead person.
• 1 Corinthians 5:11But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is a sexually immoral person, or a greedy person, or an idolater, or is verbally abusive, or habitually drunk, or a swindler--not even to eat with such a person.

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

In the dictionaries

• Abroad
• Encamp
• Paddle
• Sickle
• Slack
• Atonement
• Atonement, Day of
• Chance
• Criticism
• Deuteronomy

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