Deuteronomy 23 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.
No man whose testicles have been crushed or whose penis has been cut off may enter Yahweh's
No one born from an may enter Yahweh's assembly — not even down to the tenth generation.
No or may enter Yahweh's assembly — not even down to the tenth generation, ever.
This is because they didn't meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and because they hired son of Beor from Pethor in to curse you.
But Yahweh your God refused to listen to Balaam. Instead, Yahweh your God turned the curse into something good for you, because Yahweh your God you.
You must never seek their or their for as long as you live.
Don't look down on an because he's your brother. Don't look down on an Egyptian, because you were an in his land.
The grandchildren born to them may enter Yahweh's assembly starting in the third generation.
When you set up camp against your enemies, stay away from anything
If any man becomes because of a nighttime emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside.
As evening comes on, he must wash himself with water. Then at sunset he may come back into the camp.
You must have a designated area outside the camp where you go to relieve yourself.
Keep a digging tool with your equipment. When you go outside to relieve yourself, dig a hole and cover it back up when you're done.
Because Yahweh your God within your camp to rescue you and hand your enemies over to you, your camp must be kept clean. He must not see anything among you, or he'll turn away from you.
If a escapes from his master and comes to you, don't hand him back.
Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in whatever town he likes. Don't mistreat him.
No Israelite woman or man may become a
You must not bring the earnings of a female or the price of a into the house of Yahweh your God to fulfill any vow. Both are to Yahweh your God.
Don't charge to a fellow Israelite — not on money, not on food, not on anything that could earn
You may charge interest to a but not to a fellow Israelite. This way, Yahweh your God will everything you do in the land you're about to enter and possess.
When you make a to Yahweh your God, don't put off fulfilling it. Yahweh your God will absolutely hold you accountable for it, and you'll be of
But if you don't make a vow at all, there's no failure in that.
Whatever comes out of your mouth, you must follow through on. You freely chose to make the vow to Yahweh your God with your own words—so do it.
If you walk through your neighbor's vineyard, you can eat as many grapes as you want until you're full, but don't put any in a container to take with you.
If you walk through your neighbor's field, you can pick of by hand, but don't take a sickle to your neighbor's standing