Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 23:10-15

10If there be among you any manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,that is not cleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889by reason of uncleanness that chancethמִקְּרֵה־mi.ke.reh-H7137him by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,then shall he goH3318abroadמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351out of the campH4264,he shall not comeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935withinתּ֥וֹךְTokhH8432the campH4264:

11But it shall be, when eveningעֶ֖רֶב'E.revH6153cometh onלִפְנֽוֹת־lif.not-H6437,he shall washיִרְחַ֣ץyir.ChatzH7364himselfwith waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325:and when the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121is downH935,he shall comeH935intoH8432the campH4264again.

12Thou shalt have a place alsoוְיָד֙ve.YadH3027withoutמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campH4264,whither thou shalt go forthוְיָצָ֥אתָve.ya.Tza.taH3318abroadחֽוּץ׃ChutzH2351:

13And thou shalt have a paddleוְיָתֵ֛דve.ya.TedH3489upon thy weaponאֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH240;and it shall be, when thou wilt easeבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣be.shiv.te.KhaH3427thyself abroadH2351,thou shalt digוְחָפַרְתָּ֣הve.cha.far.TahH2658therewith, and shalt turn backוְשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.shav.TaH7725and coverוְכִסִּ֥יתָve.khi.Si.taH3680that which comethצֵאָתֶֽךָ׃tze.'a.Te.khaH6627from thee:

14For Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430walkethמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ׀mit.ha.LekhH1980in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thy campמַחֲנֶ֗ךָma.cha.Ne.khaH4264,to deliverלְהַצִּֽילְךָ֙le.ha.tzi.le.KhaH5337thee, and to give upוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; therefore shall thy campמַחֲנֶ֖יךָma.cha.Nei.khaH4264be holyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918:that he seeיִרְאֶ֤הyir.'EhH7200no uncleanעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172thingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697in thee, and turn awayH7725from theeמֵאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃ סme.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

15Thou shalt not deliverתַסְגִּ֥ירtas.GirH5462unto his masterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113the servantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650which is escapedH5337from his masterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113unto thee:

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