Deuteronomy 23
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Deuteronomy 23:16-25

16He shall live with you in your midst, in the place that he chooses in one of your 1towns where it pleases him; 2you shall not mistreat him.

17“3None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, 4nor shall any of the sons of Israel be a cult prostitute. 18You shall not bring the earnings of a prostitute or the money for a 56dog into the house of the Lord your God as payment for any vowed offering, because both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

19“7You are not to charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned on interest. 208You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen you shall not charge interest, so that 9the Lord your God may bless you in all 10that you undertake in the land which you are about to enter to 11possess.

21“12When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for the Lord your God will certainly require it of you, and it will be a sin 13for you. 22However, if you refrain from making vows, it will not be a sin 14for you. 23You shall be careful and perform what goes out of your lips, since in fact you have vowed a 15voluntary offering to the Lord your God, whatever you have 16promised.

24“When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat grapes 17until you are satisfied; but you are not to put any in your 18basket.

25“19When you enter your neighbor’s standing grain, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you are not to 20use a sickle on your neighbor’s standing grain.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 23:16 Lit gates in the good to him ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 23:16 Ex 22:21; Prov 22:22 ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 23:17 Lev 19:29; Deut 22:21 ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 23:17 Gen 19:5; 2 Kin 23:7 ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 23:18 Prob. refers to a male prostitute ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 23:18 Lev 18:22; 20:13 ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 23:19 Ex 22:25; Lev 25:35-37; Neh 5:2-7; Ps 15:5 ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 23:20 Deut 28:12 ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 23:20 Deut 15:10 ↩
  10. 10. Deuteronomy 23:20 Lit the putting forth of your hand ↩
  11. 11. Deuteronomy 23:20 Lit possess it ↩
  12. 12. Deuteronomy 23:21 Num 30:1, 2; Job 22:27; Ps 61:8; Eccl 5:4, 5; Matt 5:33 ↩
  13. 13. Deuteronomy 23:21 Lit in you ↩
  14. 14. Deuteronomy 23:22 Lit in you ↩
  15. 15. Deuteronomy 23:23 Or freewill offering ↩
  16. 16. Deuteronomy 23:23 Lit spoken with your mouth ↩
  17. 17. Deuteronomy 23:24 Lit according to your soul, your satiation ↩
  18. 18. Deuteronomy 23:24 Lit container ↩
  19. 19. Deuteronomy 23:25 Matt 12:1; Mark 2:23; Luke 6:1 ↩
  20. 20. Deuteronomy 23:25 Lit brandish ↩

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23

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