Deuteronomy 23:14

Deuteronomy 23:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.
• New International Version (NIV)For the Lord your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, so that he will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Because the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and give your enemies over to you; therefore your camp shall be holy, that He may see no unclean thing among you, and turn away from you.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:14

12You are to have a place outside the camp to serve as a latrine. 13You must have a spade among your other equipment and when you relieve yourself outside you must dig a hole with the spade and then turn and cover your excrement. For the Lord your God walks about in the middle of your camp to deliver you and defeat your enemies for you. Therefore your camp should be holy, so that he does not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you. 15You must not return an escaped slave to his master when he has run away to you. 16Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages he prefers; you must not oppress him.

Deuteronomy 23:14 word by word

כִּי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ׀ בְּקֶ֣רֶב מַחֲנֶ֗ךָ לְהַצִּֽילְךָ֙ וְלָתֵ֤ת אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְהָיָ֥ה מַחֲנֶ֖יךָ קָד֑וֹשׁ וְלֹֽא־יִרְאֶ֤ה בְךָ֙ עֶרְוַ֣ת דָּבָ֔ר וְשָׁ֖ב מֵאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• walkethהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• of thy campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• to deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• thee, and to give upנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• be holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• that he seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• no uncleanעֶרְוָה‛ervâh · nakednessH6172
• thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: becauseH1697
• in thee, and turn awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• from theeאַחַר'achar · afterH310

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:14

• Genesis 17:1When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.
• Leviticus 26:12I will walk among you, and I will be your God and you will be my people.
• 2 Corinthians 6:16And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, “I will live in them and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:14

• 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. 14anything unclean (literally nakedness of a thing): Because the camp of God’s army was holy (set apart for him), the people had to keep it pure. For this reason, no one was to expose private parts of the body inside the camp (compare Genesis 2:25; 3:7–11; 9:21–23; Exodus 20:26; Isaiah 47:3; Revelation 3:18).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 23:14

• Anthropomorphisms
• Cleanliness

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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