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Deuteronomy 23

1He that iswoundedפְצֽוּעַ־ דַּכָּ֛אfe.tzu.a'- da.Ka'H6481 H1795, or cutoffוּכְר֥וּתu.khe.RutH3772in hissecretsשָׁפְכָ֖הsha.fe.KhahH8212, shall notenterיָבֹ֧אya.Vo'H935into thecongregationבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

2Abastardמַמְזֵ֖רmam.ZerH4464shall notenterH935into thecongregationH6951of theLORDH3068; even to histenthעֲשִׂירִ֔י'a.si.RiH6224generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755shall he notenterH935into thecongregationH6951of theLORDH3068.

3AnAmmoniteעַמּוֹנִ֛יa.mo.NiH5984orMoabiteוּמוֹאָבִ֖יu.mo.'a.ViH4125shall notenterH935into thecongregationH6951of theLORDH3068; even to theirtenthH6224generationH1755shall they notenterH935into thecongregationH6951of theLORDH3068forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:

4Becauseדְּבַ֞רde.VarH1697theymetקִדְּמ֤וּki.de.MuH6923you not withbreadבַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chemH3899and withwaterוּבַמַּ֔יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325in thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, when ye cameforthבְּצֵאתְכֶ֣םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; and because theyhiredשָׂכַ֨רsa.KharH7936against theeBalaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֗וֹרbe.'orH1160ofPethorמִפְּת֛וֹרmi.pe.TorH6604ofMesopotamiaH763, tocurseלְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃le.Ka.Le.kaH7043thee.

5Nevertheless theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430wouldאָבָ֞ה'a.VahH14nothearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085toBalaamH1109; but theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430turnedוַיַּהֲפֹךְ֩vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015thecurseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045into ablessingלִבְרָכָ֑הliv.ra.KhahH1293to thee, because theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovedאֲהֵֽבְךָ֖'a.he.ve.KhaH157thee.

6Thou shalt notseekתִדְרֹ֥שׁtid.RoshH1875theirpeaceשְׁלֹמָ֖םshe.lo.MamH7965nor theirprosperityוְטֹבָתָ֑םve.toa.TamH2896all thydaysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

7Thou shalt notabhorתְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581anEdomiteאֲדֹמִ֔י'a.do.MiH130; for he is thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251: thou shalt notabhorתְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581anEgyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713; because thou wast astrangerגֵ֖רgerH1616in hislandבְאַרְצֽוֹ׃ve.'ar.TzoH776.

8Thechildrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121that arebegottenיִוָּלְד֥וּyi.val.DuH3205by them shallenterיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935into thecongregationבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068in theirthirdשְׁלִישִׁ֑יshe.li.ShiH7992generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755.

9When thehostמַחֲנֶ֖הma.cha.NehH4264goethforthתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318against thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, thenkeepוְנִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔ve.Nish.mar.taH8104thee from everywickedרָֽע׃Ra'H7451thingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697.

10If there shall be among you anymanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, that is notcleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889by reason of uncleanness thatchancethמִקְּרֵה־mi.ke.reh-H7137to him bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, then shall hegoH3318abroadמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351out of thecampH4264, he shall notcomeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935withinתּ֥וֹךְTokhH8432thecampH4264:

11But it shall be, wheneveningעֶ֖רֶב'E.revH6153comethonלִפְנֽוֹת־lif.not-H6437, he shallwashיִרְחַ֣ץyir.ChatzH7364himself withwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325: and when thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121isdownH935, he shallcomeH935intoH8432thecampH4264again .

12Thou shalt have a placealsoוְיָד֙ve.YadH3027outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351thecampH4264, where thou shalt goforthוְיָצָ֥אתָve.ya.Tza.taH3318abroadחֽוּץ׃ChutzH2351:

13And thou shalt have ashovelוְיָתֵ֛דve.ya.TedH3489among thyweaponsאֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH240; and it shall be, when thou wilteaseבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣be.shiv.te.KhaH3427thyselfabroadH2351, thou shaltdigוְחָפַרְתָּ֣הve.cha.far.TahH2658with it, and shalt turnbackוְשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.shav.TaH7725andcoverוְכִסִּ֥יתָve.khi.Si.taH3680that whichcomethצֵאָתֶֽךָ׃tze.'a.Te.khaH6627from thee:

14For theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430walkethמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ׀mit.ha.LekhH1980in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thycampמַחֲנֶ֗ךָma.cha.Ne.khaH4264, todeliverלְהַצִּֽילְךָ֙le.ha.tzi.le.KhaH5337thee, and to giveupוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; therefore shall thycampמַחֲנֶ֖יךָma.cha.Nei.khaH4264beholyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918: that he mayseeיִרְאֶ֤הyir.'EhH7200nouncleanעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172thingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697in thee, and turnawayH7725fromtheeמֵאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃ סme.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

15Thou shalt notdeliverתַסְגִּ֥ירtas.GirH5462to hismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113theservantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650who hathescapedH5337from hismasterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113to thee:

16He shalldwellיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427with thee, evenamongבְּקִרְבְּךָ֗be.kir.be.ChaH7130you, in thatplaceבַּמָּק֧וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which he shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977inoneבְּאַחַ֥דbe.'a.ChadH259of thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179, where it pleaseth himbestבַּטּ֣וֹבba.TovH2896: thou shalt notoppressתּוֹנֶֽנּוּ׃ סto.Ne.nuH3238him.

17There shall be noharlotקְדֵשָׁ֖הke.de.ShahH6948of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, nor asodomiteקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6945of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל׃yis.ra.'elH3478.

18Thou shalt notbringתָבִיא֩ta.Vi'H935thehireאֶתְנַ֨ן'et.NanH868of anharlotזוֹנָ֜הzo.NahH2181, or thepriceוּמְחִ֣ירu.me.ChirH4242of adogכֶּ֗לֶבKe.levH3611, into thehouseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430for anyvowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088: for evenbothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147these areabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

19Thou shalt not lend uponinterestתַשִּׁ֣יךְta.ShikhH5391to thybrotherלְאָחִ֔יךָle.'a.Chi.khaH251;interestנֶ֥שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392ofmoneyכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701,interestנֶ֣שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392offoodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400,interestנֶ֕שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392of anythingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that is lent uponinterestיִשָּֽׁךְ׃yi.ShakhH5391:

20To astrangerלַנָּכְרִ֣יla.na.khe.RiH5237thou mayest lend uponinterestH5391; but to thybrotherH251thou shalt not lend uponinterestH5391: that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430mayblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֜ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee in all that thousettestמִשְׁלַ֣חmish.LachH4916thyhandיָדֶ֔ךָya.De.khaH3027to in thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776where thougoestבָא־va'-H935topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ סle.rish.TahH3423it.

21When thou shaltvowתִדֹּ֥רti.DorH5087avowנֶ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088to theLORDH3068thyGodH430, thou shalt notdeferתְאַחֵ֖רte.'a.CherH309topayלְשַׁלְּמ֑וֹle.sha.le.MoH7999it: for theLORDH3068thyGodH430willsurelyדָּרֹ֨שׁda.RoshH1875requireיִדְרְשֶׁ֜נּוּyid.re.She.nuH1875it of thee; and it would besinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399in thee.

22But if thou shaltforbearתֶחְדַּ֖לtech.DalH2308tovowH5087, it shall be nosinH2399in thee.

23That which isutteredמוֹצָ֥אmo.Tza'H4161by thylipsשְׂפָתֶ֖יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193thou shaltkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104andperformוְעָשִׂ֑יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213; even a freewillofferingנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071, according as thou hastvowedH5087to theLORDלַיהוָ֤הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, which thou hastpromisedדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696with thymouthבְּפִֽיךָ׃ סbe.Fi.khaH6310.

24When thoucomestתָבֹא֙ta.Vo'H935into thyneighbour’sרֵעֶ֔ךָre.'E.khaH7453vineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםbe.Khe.remH3754, then thou mayestsatisfyוְאָכַלְתָּ֧ve.'a.khal.TaH398thyappetiteשָׂבְעֶ֑ךָsa.ve.'E.khaH7648withgrapesעֲנָבִ֛ים'a.na.VimH6025at thy ownpleasureכְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ke.naf.she.KhaH5315; but thou shalt notputתִתֵּֽן׃ סti.TenH5414any in thyvesselכֶּלְיְךָ֖kel.ye.KhaH3627.

25When thoucomestH935into the standinggrainבְּקָמַ֣תbe.ka.MatH7054of thyneighbourH7453, then thou mayestpluckוְקָטַפְתָּ֥ve.ka.taf.TaH6998theheadsמְלִילֹ֖תme.li.LotH4425with thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027; but thou shalt notmoveתָנִ֔יףta.NifH5130asickleוְחֶרְמֵשׁ֙ve.cher.MeshH2770to thyneighbour’sH7453standinggrainקָמַ֥תka.MatH7054.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23

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