NASB — Deuteronomy 23 — KJV

Persons Excluded from the Assembly

1aNo° one° who is Iemasculated°° or has his male° organ° cut° off° shall enter° the assembly° of the LORD°. 2 No° one° of illegitimate° birth° shall enter° the assembly° of the LORD°; none° of his [descendants], even° to the tenth° generation°, shall enter° the assembly° of the LORD°. 3 aNo° Ammonite° or Moabite° shall enter° the assembly° of the LORD°; none° of their [descendants], even° to the tenth° generation°, shall ever° enter° the assembly° of the LORD°, 4 abecause°°° they did not meet° you with Ifood° and water° on the way° when you came° out of Egypt°, and because° they hired° against° you bBalaam° the son° of Beor° from Pethor° of IIMesopotamia°, to curse° you. 5 Nevertheless, the LORD° your God° was not willing° to listen° to Balaam°, but the LORD° your God° aturned° the curse° into a blessing° for you because° the LORD° your God° bloves° you. 6 aYou shall never°° seek° their peace° or their prosperity° all° your days°.

[1] ILit wounded by crushing of testicles aLv 21:20; 22:24
[3] aNe 13:1, 2
[4] ILit bread IIHeb Aram-naharaim aNe 13:2 bNu 22:5; 23:7; Jsh 24:9; 2P 2:15; Jde 11
[5] aPv 26:2 bDt 4:37
[6] aEzr 9:12

7 ¶ “You shall not detest° an Edomite°, for ahe is your brother°; you shall not detest° an Egyptian°, bbecause° you were an alien° in his land°. 8 The sons° of the third° generation° who° are born° to them may enter° the assembly° of the LORD°.

[7] aGn 25:24-26; Ob 10, 12 bEx 22:21; 23:9; Lv 19:34; Dt 10:19

9 ¶ “When° you go° out as Ian army° against° your enemies°, you shall keep° yourself from every° evil° thing°.

[9] IOr a camp

10 ¶ “aIf° there is among you any° man° who° is unclean°° because° of a nocturnal° emission°, then he must go° outside°°° the camp°; he may not Ireenter°° the camp°. 11 But it shall be when evening° approaches°, he shall bathe° himself with water°, and at sundown°° he may Ireenter°° the camp°.

[10] ILit come to the midst of aLv 15:16
[11] ILit come to the midst of

12 ¶ “You shall also have° a place° outside°° the camp° and go° out there°, 13 and you shall have° a Ispade° among° your tools°, and it shall be when you sit° down° outside°, you shall dig° with it and shall turn° IIto cover° up your excrement°. 14 Since° athe LORD° your God° walks° in the midst° of your camp° to deliver° you and to Idefeat° your enemies° before° you, therefore your camp° must be bholy°; and He must not see° IIanything° indecent° among you IIIor He will turn° away° from you.

[13] ILit peg IILit and
[14] ILit give IILit nakedness of anything IIILit and aLv 26:12 bEx 3:5

15 ¶ “aYou shall not hand° over° to his master° a slave° who° has Iescaped° from his master° to you. 16 He shall live° with you in your midst°, in the place° which° he shall choose° in one° of your Itowns° where it pleases° him; ayou shall not mistreat° him.

[15] ILit delivered himself a1S 30:15
[16] ILit gates aEx 22:21; Pv 22:22

17 ¶ “aNone° of the daughters° of Israel° shall be a cult° prostitute°, bnor° shall any° of the sons° of Israel° be a cult° prostitute°. 18 You shall not bring° the hire° of a harlot° or the wages° of a Iadog° into the house° of the LORD° your God° for any° votive° offering°, for both°° of these are an abomination° to the LORD° your God°.

[17] aLv 19:29; Dt 22:21 bGn 19:5; 2K 23:7
[18] II.e. male prostitute, sodomite aLv 18:22; 20:13

19 ¶ “aYou shall not charge° interest° to your Icountrymen°: interest° on money°, food°, [or] anything° that may be loaned° at interest°. 20 aYou may charge° interest° to a foreigner°, but to your Icountrymen° you shall not charge° interest°, so° that bthe LORD° your God° may bless° you in all° IIthat you undertake°° in the land° which° you are about to enter° to IIIpossess°.

[19] ILit brother aEx 22:25; Lv 25:35-37; Ne 5:2-7; Ps 15:5
[20] ILit brother IILit the putting forth of your hand IIILit possess it aDt 28:12 bDt 15:10

21 ¶ “aWhen° you make° a vow° to the LORD° your God°, you shall not delay° to pay° it, for it would be sin° in you, Iand the LORD° your God° will surely° require° it of you. 22 However, if° you refrain° from vowing°, it would not be sin° in you. 23 You shall be careful° to perform° what° goes° out from your lips°, just° as you have voluntarily° vowed° to the LORD° your God°, what° you have Ipromised°.

[21] ILit for aNu 30:1, 2; Jb 22:27; Ps 61:8; Ec 5:4, 5; Mt 5:33
[23] ILit spoken with your mouth

24 ¶ “When° you enter° your neighbor’s° vineyard°, then you may eat° grapes° Iuntil you are fully° satisfied°, but you shall not put° any in your IIbasket°.

[24] ILit according to your satisfaction of your soul IIOr vessel

25 ¶ “aWhen° you enter° your neighbor’s° standing° grain°, then you may pluck° the heads° with your hand°, but you shall not wield° a sickle° in your neighbor’s° standing° grain°.

[25] aMt 12:1; Mk 2:23; Lk 6:1


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Who may not enter into the congregation.

1 ¶ He that is wounded in the stones,ººª or hath his privy memberº cut off,ºª shall not² enterºª into the congregationº of the LORD.º 2 A bastardº shall not² enterºª into the congregationº of the LORD;º even² to his tenthº generationº shall he not² enterºª into the congregationº of the LORD.º 3 An Ammoniteº or Moabiteº shall not² enterºª into the congregationº of the LORD;º even² to their tenthº generationº shall they not² enterºª into the congregationº of the LORDº for¹ ever:º² 4 Becauseº² they² metºª you not² with breadº and with waterº in the way,º when ye came forthºª out of Egypt;º² and because² they hiredºª against² thee² Balaamº the sonº of Beorº of Pethorº² of Mesopotamia,º to curseºª thee. 5 Nevertheless the LORDº thy Godº wouldºª not² hearkenºª unto² Balaam;º but the LORDº thy Godº turnedºª² the curseº into a blessingº unto thee, because² the LORDº thy Godº lovedºª thee. 6 Thou shalt not² seekºª their peaceº nor their prosperityº all² thy daysº for ever.º

[1] Lv 21:17; 22:22; Dt 23:2, 8; Ne 13:1; Is 56:3; Lm 1:10; Ga 3:28.
[2] Is 57:3; Zc 9:6; Jn 8:41; He 12:8.
[3] Dt 23:4, 5; Ru 4:6, 10; Ne 4:3, 7; 13:1, 23; Is 56:3.
[4] Gn 14:17; Nu 22:5, 7, 17; Dt 2:28; 1S 25:11; 1K 18:4; Ne 13:2; Is 63:9; Zc 2:8; Mt 25:40; Ac 9:4.
[5] Nu 22:35; 23:5, 16; 24:9; Dt 7:7; 33:3; Ps 73:1; Jr 31:3; Ezk 16:8; Mi 6:5; Mal 1:2; Ro 8:31; 9:13; 11:28; 2Co 4:17; Ep 2:4.
[6] 2S 8:2; 12:31; Ezr 9:12; Ne 13:23.

7 ¶ Thou shalt not² abhorºª an Edomite;º for² he² [is] thy brother:º thou shalt not² abhorºª an Egyptian;º because² thou wast² a strangerº in his land.º 8 The childrenº that² are begottenºª of them shall enterºª into the congregationº of the LORDº in their thirdº generation.º

[7] Gn 25:24, 30; 45:17; 46:7; 47:6, 12, 27; Ex 22:21; 23:9; Lv 19:34; Nu 20:14; Dt 10:19; Ps 105:23; Ob 1:10; Mal 1:2; Ac 7:10.
[8] Ex 20:5; Dt 23:1, 2; Ro 3:29; Ep 2:12.

Uncleanness to be avoided in the host.

9 ¶ When² the hostº goeth forthºª against² thine enemies,ºª then keep¹ª thee² from every²² wickedº thing.º

[9] Jsh 6:18; 7:11; Jg 20:26; 2Ch 19:4; 20:3; 31:20; 32:1; Lk 3:14; Rv 19:11.

10 ¶ If² there be² among you any man,º that² is² not² cleanº by reason of uncleanness that chancethº² him by night,º then shall he go¹ª abroad¹² out of²²² the camp,º he shall not² comeºª withinº² the camp:º 11 But it shall be,² when eveningº cometh on,ºª he shall washºª [himself] with water:º and when the sunº is down,ºª he shall comeºª intoº² the campº [again].

[10] Lv 15:16; Nu 5:2; 1Co 5:11.
[11] Lv 11:25; 14:9; 15:5, 11, 13, 17; 22:6; Ps 51:2, 7; Ezk 36:25; Mt 3:11; Lk 11:38; Ep 5:26; He 9:9; 10:22; 1P 3:21; Rv 1:5.

12 ¶ Thou shalt have² a place² also¹ withoutº² the camp,º whither² thou shalt go forthºª abroad:º 13 And thou shalt have² a paddleº upon² thy weapon;º and it shall be,² when thou wilt easeºª thyself abroad,º thou shalt digºª therewith, and shalt turn backºª and coverºª² that which comethº from thee: 14 For² the LORDº thy Godº walkethºª in the midstº of thy camp,º to deliverºª thee, and to give upºª thine enemiesºª beforeº thee; therefore shall thy campº be² holy:º that he seeºª no² uncleanº thingº in thee, and turn awayºª from²² thee.¹

[12] Nu 1:1; 2:1.
[13] Ezk 24:6.
[14] Gn 17:1; Lv 26:12; 2Co 6:16.

Of the fugitive servant.

15 ¶ Thou shalt not² deliverºª unto² his masterº the servantº which² is escapedºª from²² his masterº unto² thee: 16 He shall dwellºª with² thee, [even] amongº you, in that placeº which² he shall chooseºª in oneº of thy gates,º where it liketh him best:º thou shalt not² oppressºª him.

[15] 1S 30:15; Ob 1:14; Phm 1:10.
[16] Ex 22:21; 23:9; Is 16:3; Jr 7:6; Zc 7:10; Mal 3:5; Lk 15:15; Tit 3:2; Jm 2:6.

Of filthiness.

17 ¶ There shall be² no² whoreº of the daughtersº² of Israel,º nor² a sodomiteº of the sonsº² of Israel.º

[17] Gn 19:4; Lv 19:29; Dt 22:21, 29; Jg 19:22; 1K 14:24; 15:12; 22:46; 2K 23:7; Pv 2:16; Ro 1:26, 27; 1Co 6:9; 1Ti 1:10.

Of abominable sacrifices.

18 Thou shalt not² bringºª the hireº of a whore,ºª or the priceº of a dog,º into the houseº of the LORDº thy Godº for any² vow:º for² even² bothº these [are] abominationº unto the LORDº thy God.º

[18] Lv 7:16; Dt 12:6; 23:21; Ps 5:4; 22:16; Pv 26:11; Is 56:10; 61:8; Ezk 16:33; Hab 1:13; Mal 1:14; Mt 7:6; Php 3:2; 2P 2:22; Rv 22:15.

Of usury.

19 ¶ Thou shalt not² lend upon usuryºª to thy brother;º usuryº of money,º usuryº of victuals,º usuryº of any² thingº that² is lent upon usury:ºª 20 Unto a strangerº thou mayest lend upon usury;ºª but unto thy brotherº thou shalt not² lend upon usury:ºª that² the LORDº thy Godº may blessºª thee in all² that thou settestº thine handº to in² the landº whither²² thou² goestºª to possessºª it.

[19] Ex 22:25; Lv 25:35; Ne 5:1; Ps 15:5; Ezk 18:7, 13, 16; 22:12; Lk 6:34.
[20] Lv 19:33; Dt 14:21; 15:3, 10; Pv 19:17; Is 1:19; Lk 14:14; 1Co 15:58.

Of vows.

21 ¶ When² thou shalt vowºª a vowº unto the LORDº thy God,º thou shalt not² slackºª to payºª it: for² the LORDº thy Godº will surely¹ª requireºª it of²² thee; and it would be² sinº in thee. 22 But if² thou shalt forbearºª to vow,ºª it shall be² no² sinº in thee. 23 That which is gone outº of thy lipsº thou shalt keepºª and perform;ºª [even] a freewill offering,º according as² thou hast vowedºª unto the LORDº thy God,º which² thou hast promisedºª with thy mouth.º

[21] Gn 28:20; 35:1; Lv 27:2; Nu 30:2; Dt 23:18; Ps 56:12; 66:13; 76:11; 116:18; Ec 5:4; Jna 1:16; 2:9; Na 1:15.
[23] Nu 30:2; Jg 11:30, 35; 1S 1:11; 14:24; Ps 66:13; 116:18; Pv 20:25; Ec 5:4; Jr 44:25; Mk 6:22; Ac 23:12, 21.

Of trespasses.

24 ¶ When² thou comestºª into thy neighbour'sº vineyard,º then thou mayest eatºª grapesº thy fillº at thine own pleasure;º but thou shalt not² putºª [any] in² thy vessel.º 25 When² thou comestºª into the standing cornº of thy neighbour,º then thou mayest pluckºª the earsº with thine hand;º but thou shalt not² moveºª a sickleº unto² thy neighbour'sº standing corn.º

[24] Ro 12:13; 1Co 10:26; He 13:5.
[25] Mt 12:1; Mk 2:23; Lk 6:1.


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