English Bible Presentation Sharing - Deuteronomy Book, chapter 23, verse 37 in Erven Version

Deuteronomy 23 : 1 (ERVEN)

"A man with a crushed testicle or part of his sex organ cut off may not join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord.

Deuteronomy 23 : 2 (ERVEN)

If a man's parents were not legally married, that man may not join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord. And none of his descendants to the tenth generation�may join in that group.

Deuteronomy 23 : 3 (ERVEN)

"An Ammonite or Moabite may not join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord. And none of their descendants�to the tenth generation�may join in that group.

Deuteronomy 23 : 4 (ERVEN)

The Ammonites and Moabites refused to give you bread and water on your trip at the time you came from Egypt. They also tried to hire Balaam to curse you. (Balaam was the son of Beor from the city of Pethor in Mesopotamia.)

Deuteronomy 23 : 5 (ERVEN)

But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. The Lord changed the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you.

Deuteronomy 23 : 6 (ERVEN)

You must never try to make peace with the Ammonites or Moabites. As long as you live, don't be friendly to them.

Deuteronomy 23 : 7 (ERVEN)

"You must not hate Edomites, because they are your relatives. You must not hate Egyptians, because you were a stranger in their land.

Deuteronomy 23 : 8 (ERVEN)

The children of the third generation born to the Edomites and Egyptians may join with the people of Israel to worship the Lord.

Deuteronomy 23 : 9 (ERVEN)

"When your army goes to fight against your enemies, stay away from everything that would make you unclean.

Deuteronomy 23 : 10 (ERVEN)

If there is any man who is unclean because he had a flow of semen during the night, he must go out of the camp. He must stay away from the camp.

Deuteronomy 23 : 11 (ERVEN)

Then, when evening comes, the man must bathe himself in water. And when the sun goes down, he may come into the camp again.

Deuteronomy 23 : 12 (ERVEN)

"You also must have a place outside the camp where people can go to relieve themselves.

Deuteronomy 23 : 13 (ERVEN)

Among your weapons, you must also carry a stick to dig with. Then, when you relieve yourself, you must dig a hole and cover it up.

Deuteronomy 23 : 14 (ERVEN)

This is because the Lord your God is there with you in your camp to save you and to help you defeat your enemies. So the camp must be holy. Then he will not see something disgusting and leave you.

Deuteronomy 23 : 15 (ERVEN)

"If a slaves run away and come to you, don't force them to go back to their masters.

Deuteronomy 23 : 16 (ERVEN)

Runaway slaves may live with you wherever they like in whatever city they choose. You must not trouble them.

Deuteronomy 23 : 17 (ERVEN)

"An Israelite man or woman must never become a temple prostitute.

Deuteronomy 23 : 18 (ERVEN)

The money earned by a prostitute, either a male or female, must not be brought to the special house of the Lord your God. That money cannot be used to pay for a gift that was promised to the Lord your God, because that kind of sin is disgusting to him.

Deuteronomy 23 : 19 (ERVEN)

"When you loan something to another Israelite, you must not charge interest. Don't charge interest on money, on food or on anything that may earn interest.

Deuteronomy 23 : 20 (ERVEN)

You may charge interest to a foreigner. But you must not charge interest to another Israelite. If you follow these rules, the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do in the land where you are going to live.

Deuteronomy 23 : 21 (ERVEN)

"When you make a promise to the Lord your God, don't be slow to pay everything you promised. The Lord your God will demand that you pay it. You will sin if you don't pay what you promised.

Deuteronomy 23 : 22 (ERVEN)

If you don't make a promise, you are not sinning.

Deuteronomy 23 : 23 (ERVEN)

But you must do what you say you will do. If you make a special promise to God, you chose to make that promise. God did not force you to make that promise. So you must do what you promised!

Deuteronomy 23 : 24 (ERVEN)

"When you go through another person's vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as you want. But you cannot put any of the grapes in your basket.

Deuteronomy 23 : 25 (ERVEN)

When you go through another person's field of grain, you may eat all the grain you can pick with your hands. But you cannot use a sickle to cut that person's grain and take it with you.