Deuteronomy 23
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Deuteronomy 23:5-10

5Nevertheless Yhwh thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; But Yhwh thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because Yhwh thy God loved thee. 6Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.1

7Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. 8The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of Yhwh in their third generation.

9When the army goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.

10If 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:

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 23:6 prosperity: Heb. good. ↩

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