New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 23:10-15

10“IfH3588there is among you anyH376manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834is uncleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH3808 H2889becauseH4480of a nocturnalלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915emissionמִקְּרֵה־mi.ke.reh-H7137,then he must goH3318outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH413 H4480 H2351the campH4264; he may notreenterיָבֹ֖א תּ֥וֹךְya.Vo' TokhH935 H8432the campH4264.

11But when eveningעֶ֖רֶב'E.revH6153approachesלִפְנֽוֹת־lif.not-H6437,he shall batheיִרְחַ֣ץyir.ChatzH7364himself with waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and at sundownהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121 H935he mayreenterH935 H8432the campH4264.

12“You shall also haveH1961a placeוְיָד֙ve.YadH3027allocatedoutsideH4480 H2351the campH4264,so that you may goוְיָצָ֥אתָve.ya.Tza.taH3318outH3318thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033to relieve yourself,

13and you shall haveH1961aspadeוְיָתֵ֛דve.ya.TedH3489amongעַל־'al-H5921your toolsאֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH240,and it shall be when you sitH3427downH3427outsideH2351,you shall digוְחָפַרְתָּ֣הve.cha.far.TahH2658with it and shall turnוְשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.shav.TaH7725and coverוְכִסִּ֥יתָve.khi.Si.taH3680upH3680your excrementצֵאָתֶֽךָ׃tze.'a.Te.khaH6627.

14Sinceכִּי֩kiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430walksמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ׀mit.ha.LekhH1980in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of your campמַחֲנֶ֗ךָma.cha.Ne.khaH4264to saveלְהַצִּֽילְךָ֙le.ha.tzi.le.KhaH5337you and todefeatוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414your enemiesH340beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, your campמַחֲנֶ֖יךָma.cha.Nei.khaH4264must beholyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918;so He must not seeיִרְאֶ֤הyir.'EhH7200anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697indecentעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172among youor He will turnוְשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.shav.TaH7725awayוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725from you.

15“You shall not handH5462overH5462to his masterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113a slaveעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hasescapedH5337from his masterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113to you.

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