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Deuteronomy 23

A man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off won't enter the community of the Lord. One born of an unlawful union won't enter into the community of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his will enter into the community of the Lord. An Ammonite or a Moabite won't come into the community of the Lord. Even to their t

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Who comes into the gathering

A man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off won't enter the community of the Lord. One born of an unlawful union won't enter into the community of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his will enter into the community of the Lord. An Ammonite or a Moabite won't come into the community of the Lord. Even to their tenth generation they won't come into the community of the Lord forever — Because they didn't meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia against you, to curse you. But the Lord your God wouldn't listen to Balaam. And the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loved you. Do not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever. Don't loathe an Edomite, because he's your brother. Don't loathe an Egyptian, because you were a stranger in his land. The children born to them in the third generation will come into the community of the Lord.

Whoever is wounded or cut off won't come into the gathering of the Lord. A child born out of a forbidden union won't come into the gathering of the Lord. Even to his tenth generation he won't come into the gathering of the Lord. An Ammonite or a Moabite won't come into the gathering of the Lord. Even to their tenth generation they won't come into the gathering of the Lord forever — because they didn't meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia against you, to curse you. But the Lord your God wouldn't listen to Balaam. And the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loved you. You won't look for their peace or their good all your days forever. Don't loathe an Edomite, because he's your brother. Don't loathe an Egyptian, because you were a stranger in his land. The children born to them in the third generation will come into the gathering of the Lord.

He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD. An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever: Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee. Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever. Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.

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A man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off won't enter the community of the Lord.

Plain English

Whoever is wounded or cut off won't come into the gathering of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

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One born of an unlawful union won't enter into the community of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his will enter into the community of the Lord.

Plain English

A child born out of a forbidden union won't come into the gathering of the Lord. Even to his tenth generation he won't come into the gathering of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

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An Ammonite or a Moabite won't come into the community of the Lord. Even to their tenth generation they won't come into the community of the Lord forever —

Plain English

An Ammonite or a Moabite won't come into the gathering of the Lord. Even to their tenth generation they won't come into the gathering of the Lord forever —

King James Version, 1611

An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:

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Because they didn't meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia against you, to curse you.

Plain English

because they didn't meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia against you, to curse you.

King James Version, 1611

Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

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But the Lord your God wouldn't listen to Balaam. And the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loved you.

King James Version, 1611

Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

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Do not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever.

Plain English

You won't look for their peace or their good all your days forever.

King James Version, 1611

Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

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Don't loathe an Edomite, because he's your brother. Don't loathe an Egyptian, because you were a stranger in his land.

King James Version, 1611

Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.

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The children born to them in the third generation will come into the community of the Lord.

Plain English

The children born to them in the third generation will come into the gathering of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.

Keep the camp holy

When the army goes out against your enemies, then keep yourself from every wicked thing. If there is any man among you who is unclean because of something that happens to him by night, he'll go outside the camp and won't come within the camp. But when evening comes on he'll wash with water, and when the sun goes down he'll come back into the camp. You'll have a place outside the camp to go out to. You'll have a paddle among your gear. When you relieve yourself outside, dig with it and turn back and cover what comes from you. For the Lord your God moves through your camp to rescue you and hand your enemies over to you. So your camp must be holy, so he sees nothing unclean there and turns away from you.

When the army goes out against the ones against you, then keep yourself from every wicked thing. If there's a man among you who isn't clean because of something that happened at night, then he'll go outside the camp. He won't come inside the camp. But when evening comes on he'll wash with water, and when the sun goes down he'll come back into the camp. You'll have a place outside the camp to go out to. And you'll have a spade among your gear. And when you sit down outside, you'll dig with it and turn back and cover what comes out of you. Because the Lord your God walks in the middle of your camp to save you and to hand over the ones against you — so your camp will be holy, and he won't see anything unclean in you and turn away from you.

When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing. If 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: But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again. Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad: And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee: 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.

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When the army goes out against your enemies, then keep yourself from every wicked thing.

Plain English

When the army goes out against the ones against you, then keep yourself from every wicked thing.

King James Version, 1611

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

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If there is any man among you who is unclean because of something that happens to him by night, he'll go outside the camp and won't come within the camp.

Plain English

If there's a man among you who isn't clean because of something that happened at night, then he'll go outside the camp. He won't come inside the camp.

King James Version, 1611

If 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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But when evening comes on he'll wash with water, and when the sun goes down he'll come back into the camp.

King James Version, 1611

But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.

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You'll have a place outside the camp to go out to.

King James Version, 1611

Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:

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You'll have a paddle among your gear. When you relieve yourself outside, dig with it and turn back and cover what comes from you.

Plain English

And you'll have a spade among your gear. And when you sit down outside, you'll dig with it and turn back and cover what comes out of you.

King James Version, 1611

And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:

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For the Lord your God moves through your camp to rescue you and hand your enemies over to you. So your camp must be holy, so he sees nothing unclean there and turns away from you.

Plain English

Because the Lord your God walks in the middle of your camp to save you and to hand over the ones against you — so your camp will be holy, and he won't see anything unclean in you and turn away from you.

King James Version, 1611

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.

Runaways, vows and the neighbour's field

Do not deliver to his master a servant who has escaped from his master to you. He'll live with you, among you, in whichever place in your towns he chooses and likes best. Do not oppress him. There'll be no prostitute among the women of Israel, nor any male prostitute among the men of Israel. Do not bring the hire of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any vow, because both are disgusting to the Lord your God. Don't lend at interest to your brother — interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that's lent at interest. You can lend at interest to a foreigner, but you won't lend at interest to your brother — so the Lord your God blesses you in everything you put your hand to in the land you're going in to possess. When you make a vow to the Lord your God, don't be slow paying it. Because the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin in you. But if you hold back from making a vow, it won't be sin in you. What has gone out of your lips you'll keep and perform, even a freewill offering, according as you vowed to the Lord your God and promised with your mouth. When you go into your neighbour's vineyard, you can eat your fill of grapes as much as you want. But don't put any in your bag. When you go into your neighbour's standing grain, you can pick the ears with your hand. But don't put a sickle to your neighbour's standing grain.

Don't hand over to his master a servant who's got away to you from his master. He'll live with you, among you, in the place he chooses inside one of your gates, wherever it suits him best. Don't push him around. There won't be a prostitute among the daughters of Israel, and there won't be one among the sons of Israel. Don't bring the pay of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any vow, because both of them are disgusting to the Lord your God. Don't lend at interest to your brother — interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that's lent at interest. You can lend at interest to a foreigner, but you won't lend at interest to your brother — so the Lord your God blesses you in everything you put your hand to in the land you're going in to own. When you make a vow to the Lord your God, don't be slow paying it. Because the Lord your God will want it from you for sure, and it'd be sin in you. But if you hold back from making a vow, it won't be sin in you. What's gone out of your lips you'll keep and do — a free offering, the way you've vowed to the Lord your God, what you've promised with your mouth. When you go into your neighbour's vineyard, you can eat your fill of grapes as much as you want. But don't put any in your bag. When you go into your neighbour's standing grain, you can pick the ears with your hand. But don't put a sickle to your neighbour's standing grain.

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it. When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee. But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth. When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel. When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn.

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Do not deliver to his master a servant who has escaped from his master to you.

Plain English

Don't hand over to his master a servant who's got away to you from his master.

King James Version, 1611

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

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He'll live with you, among you, in whichever place in your towns he chooses and likes best. Do not oppress him.

Plain English

He'll live with you, among you, in the place he chooses inside one of your gates, wherever it suits him best. Don't push him around.

King James Version, 1611

He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.

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There'll be no prostitute among the women of Israel, nor any male prostitute among the men of Israel.

Plain English

There won't be a prostitute among the daughters of Israel, and there won't be one among the sons of Israel.

King James Version, 1611

There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

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Do not bring the hire of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any vow, because both are disgusting to the Lord your God.

Plain English

Don't bring the pay of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any vow, because both of them are disgusting to the Lord your God.

King James Version, 1611

Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

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Don't lend at interest to your brother — interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that's lent at interest.

King James Version, 1611

Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

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You can lend at interest to a foreigner, but you won't lend at interest to your brother — so the Lord your God blesses you in everything you put your hand to in the land you're going in to possess.

Plain English

You can lend at interest to a foreigner, but you won't lend at interest to your brother — so the Lord your God blesses you in everything you put your hand to in the land you're going in to own.

King James Version, 1611

Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

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When you make a vow to the Lord your God, don't be slow paying it. Because the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin in you.

Plain English

When you make a vow to the Lord your God, don't be slow paying it. Because the Lord your God will want it from you for sure, and it'd be sin in you.

King James Version, 1611

When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

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But if you hold back from making a vow, it won't be sin in you.

King James Version, 1611

But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

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What has gone out of your lips you'll keep and perform, even a freewill offering, according as you vowed to the Lord your God and promised with your mouth.

Plain English

What's gone out of your lips you'll keep and do — a free offering, the way you've vowed to the Lord your God, what you've promised with your mouth.

King James Version, 1611

That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

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When you go into your neighbour's vineyard, you can eat your fill of grapes as much as you want. But don't put any in your bag.

King James Version, 1611

When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.

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When you go into your neighbour's standing grain, you can pick the ears with your hand. But don't put a sickle to your neighbour's standing grain.

King James Version, 1611

When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn.