Deuteronomy 22 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Deuteronomy 23

¹He who is emasculated by crushing or cutting shall not enter into Yahweh’s assembly.

KJVHe that is wounded in the stones^H6481^(H8803)^H1795, or hath his privy member^H8212 cut off^H3772^(H8803), shall not enter^H935^(H8799) into the congregation^H6951 of the LORD^H3068.

² A person born of a forbidden union shall not enter into Yahweh’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one of his enter into Yahweh’s assembly.

KJVA bastard^H4464 shall not enter^H935^(H8799) into the congregation^H6951 of the LORD^H3068; even to his tenth^H6224 generation^H1755 shall he not enter^H935^(H8799) into the congregation^H6951 of the LORD^H3068.

³ An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into Yahweh’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one belonging to them enter into Yahweh’s assembly forever,

KJVAn Ammonite^H5984 or Moabite^H4125 shall not enter^H935^(H8799) into the congregation^H6951 of the LORD^H3068; even to their tenth^H6224 generation^H1755 shall they not enter^H935^(H8799) into the congregation^H6951 of the LORD^H3068 for^H5704 ever^H5769:

⁴ because they didn’t meet you with bread and with water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.

KJVBecause^H1697 they met^H6923^(H8765) you not with bread^H3899 and with water^H4325 in the way^H1870, when ye came forth^H3318^(H8800) out of Egypt^H4714; and because they hired^H7936^(H8804) against thee Balaam^H1109 the son^H1121 of Beor^H1160 of Pethor^H6604 of Mesopotamia^H763, to curse^H7043^(H8763) thee.

⁵ Nevertheless Yahweh your God wouldn’t listen to Balaam, but Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because Yahweh your God loved you.

KJVNevertheless the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 would^H14^(H8804) not hearken^H8085^(H8800) unto Balaam^H1109; but the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 turned^H2015^(H8799) the curse^H7045 into a blessing^H1293 unto thee, because the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 loved^H157^(H8804) thee.

⁶ You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.

KJVThou shalt not seek^H1875^(H8799) their peace^H7965 nor their prosperity^H2896 all thy days^H3117 for ever^H5769.

⁷ You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.

KJVThou shalt not abhor^H8581^(H8762) an Edomite^H130; for he is thy brother^H251: thou shalt not abhor^H8581^(H8762) an Egyptian^H4713; because thou wast a stranger^H1616 in his land^H776.

⁸ The children of the third generation who are born to them may enter into Yahweh’s assembly.

KJVThe children^H1121 that are begotten^H3205^(H8735) of them shall enter^H935^(H8799) into the congregation^H6951 of the LORD^H3068 in their third^H7992 generation^H1755.

⁹ When you go out and camp against your enemies, then you shall keep yourselves from every evil thing.

KJVWhen the host^H4264 goeth forth^H3318^(H8799) against thine enemies^H341^(H8802), then keep^H8104^(H8738) thee from every wicked^H7451 thing^H1697.

¹⁰ If there is among you any man who is not clean by reason of that which happens to him by night, then shall he go outside of the camp. He shall not come within the camp;

KJVIf there be among you any man^H376, that is not clean^H2889 by reason of uncleanness that chanceth^H7137 him by night^H3915, then shall he go^H3318^(H8804) abroad^H2351 out of the camp^H4264, he shall not come^H935^(H8799) within^H8432 the camp^H4264:

¹¹ but it shall be, when evening comes, he shall bathe himself in water. When the sun is down, he shall come within the camp.

KJVBut it shall be, when evening^H6153 cometh on^H6437^(H8800), he shall wash^H7364^(H8799) himself with water^H4325: and when the sun^H8121 is down^H935^(H8800), he shall come^H935^(H8799) into^H8432 the camp^H4264 again.

¹² You shall have a place also outside of the camp where you go relieve yourself.

KJVThou shalt have a place also^H3027 without^H2351 the camp^H4264, whither thou shalt go forth^H3318^(H8804) abroad^H2351:

¹³ You shall have a trowel among your weapons. It shall be, when you relieve yourself, you shall dig with it, and shall turn back and cover your excrement;

KJVAnd thou shalt have a paddle^H3489 upon thy weapon^H240; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease^H3427^(H8800) thyself abroad^H2351, thou shalt dig^H2658^(H8804) therewith, and shalt turn back^H7725^(H8804) and cover^H3680^(H8765) that which cometh^H6627 from thee:

¹⁴ for Yahweh your God walks in the middle of your camp, to deliver you, and to give up your enemies before you. Therefore your camp shall be holy, that he may not see an unclean thing in you, and turn away from you.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 walketh^H1980^(H8693) in the midst^H7130 of thy camp^H4264, to deliver^H5337^(H8687) thee, and to give up^H5414^(H8800) thine enemies^H341^(H8802) before^H6440 thee; therefore shall thy camp^H4264 be holy^H6918: that he see^H7200^(H8799) no unclean^H6172 thing^H1697 in thee, and turn away^H7725^(H8804) from thee^H310.

¹⁵ You shall not deliver to his master a servant who has escaped from his master to you.

KJVThou shalt not deliver^H5462^(H8686) unto his master^H113 the servant^H5650 which is escaped^H5337^(H8735) from his master^H113 unto thee:

¹⁶ He shall dwell with you, among you, in the place which he shall choose within one of your gates, where it pleases him best. You shall not oppress him.

KJVHe shall dwell^H3427^(H8799) with thee, even among^H7130 you, in that place^H4725 which he shall choose^H977^(H8799) in one^H259 of thy gates^H8179, where it liketh him best^H2896: thou shalt not oppress^H3238^(H8686) him.

¹⁷ There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

KJVThere shall be no whore^H6948 of the daughters^H1323 of Israel^H3478, nor a sodomite^H6945 of the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

¹⁸ You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the wages of a male prostitute, into the house of Yahweh your God for any vow; for both of these are an abomination to Yahweh your God.

KJVThou shalt not bring^H935^(H8686) the hire^H868 of a whore^H2181^(H8802), or the price^H4242 of a dog^H3611, into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 for any vow^H5088: for even both^H8147 these are abomination^H8441 unto the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430.

¹⁹ You shall not lend on interest to your brother: interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest.

KJVThou shalt not lend upon usury^H5391^(H8686) to thy brother^H251; usury^H5392 of money^H3701, usury^H5392 of victuals^H400, usury^H5392 of any thing^H1697 that is lent upon usury^H5391^(H8799):

²⁰ You may charge a foreigner interest; but you shall not charge your brother interest, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all that you put your hand to, in the land where you go in to possess it.

KJVUnto a stranger^H5237 thou mayest lend upon usury^H5391^(H8686); but unto thy brother^H251 thou shalt not lend upon usury^H5391^(H8686): that the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 may bless^H1288^(H8762) thee in all that thou settest^H4916 thine hand^H3027 to in the land^H776 whither thou goest^H935^(H8802) to possess^H3423^(H8800) it.

²¹ When you vow a vow to Yahweh your God, you shall not be slack to pay it, for Yahweh your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you.

KJVWhen thou shalt vow^H5087^(H8799) a vow^H5088 unto the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, thou shalt not slack^H309^(H8762) to pay^H7999^(H8763) it: for the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 will surely^H1875^(H8800) require^H1875^(H8799) it of thee; and it would be sin^H2399 in thee.

²² But if you refrain from making a vow, it shall be no sin in you.

KJVBut if thou shalt forbear^H2308^(H8799) to vow^H5087^(H8800), it shall be no sin^H2399 in thee.

²³ You shall observe and do that which has gone out of your lips. Whatever you have vowed to Yahweh your God as a free will offering, which you have promised with your mouth, you must do.

KJVThat which is gone out^H4161 of thy lips^H8193 thou shalt keep^H8104^(H8799) and perform^H6213^(H8804); even a freewill offering^H5071, according as thou hast vowed^H5087^(H8804) unto the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, which thou hast promised^H1696^(H8765) with thy mouth^H6310.

²⁴ When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, then you may eat your fill of grapes at your own pleasure; but you shall not put any in your container.

KJVWhen thou comest^H935^(H8799) into thy neighbour's^H7453 vineyard^H3754, then thou mayest eat^H398^(H8804) grapes^H6025 thy fill^H7648 at thine own pleasure^H5315; but thou shalt not put^H5414^(H8799) any in thy vessel^H3627.

²⁵ When you come into your neighbor’s standing grain, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not use a sickle on your neighbor’s standing grain.

KJVWhen thou comest^H935^(H8799) into the standing corn^H7054 of thy neighbour^H7453, then thou mayest pluck^H6998^(H8804) the ears^H4425 with thine hand^H3027; but thou shalt not move^H5130^(H8686) a sickle^H2770 unto thy neighbour's^H7453 standing corn^H7054.

WEB·Deuteronomy 22

¹You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother.

KJVThou shalt not see^H7200^(H8799) thy brother's^H251 ox^H7794 or his sheep^H7716 go astray^H5080^(H8737), and hide^H5956^(H8694) thyself from them: thou shalt in any case^H7725^(H8687) bring them again^H7725^(H8686) unto thy brother^H251.

² If your brother isn’t near to you, or if you don’t know him, then you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall be with you until your brother comes looking for it, and you shall restore it to him.

KJVAnd if thy brother^H251 be not nigh^H7138 unto thee, or if thou know^H3045^(H8804) him not, then thou shalt bring^H622^(H8804) it unto^H8432 thine own house^H1004, and it shall be with thee until thy brother^H251 seek^H1875^(H8800) after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again^H7725^(H8689).

³ So you shall do with his donkey. So you shall do with his garment. So you shall do with every lost thing of your brother’s, which he has lost and you have found. You may not hide yourself.

KJVIn like manner^H3651 shalt thou do^H6213^(H8799) with his ass^H2543; and so shalt thou do^H6213^(H8799) with his raiment^H8071; and with all lost thing^H9 of thy brother's^H251, which he hath lost^H6^(H8799), and thou hast found^H4672^(H8804), shalt thou do^H6213^(H8799) likewise: thou mayest^H3201^(H8799) not hide^H5956^(H8692) thyself.

⁴ You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide yourself from them. You shall surely help him to lift them up again.

KJVThou shalt not see^H7200^(H8799) thy brother's^H251 ass^H2543 or his ox^H7794 fall down^H5307^(H8802) by the way^H1870, and hide^H5956^(H8694) thyself from them: thou shalt surely^H6965^(H8687) help him to lift them up again^H6965^(H8686).

⁵ A woman shall not wear men’s clothing, neither shall a man put on women’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh your God.

KJVThe woman^H802 shall not wear that which pertaineth^H3627 unto a man^H1397, neither shall a man^H1397 put^H3847^(H8799) on a woman's^H802 garment^H8071: for all that do^H6213^(H8802) so^H428 are abomination^H8441 unto the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430.

⁶ If you come across a bird’s nest on the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the hen sitting on the young, or on the eggs, you shall not take the hen with the young.

KJVIf a bird's^H6833 nest^H7064 chance^H7122^(H8735) to be before^H6440 thee in the way^H1870 in any tree^H6086, or on the ground^H776, whether they be young ones^H667, or eggs^H1000, and the dam^H517 sitting^H7257^(H8802) upon the young^H667, or upon the eggs^H1000, thou shalt not take^H3947^(H8799) the dam^H517 with the young^H1121:

⁷ You shall surely let the hen go, but the young you may take for yourself, that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days.

KJVBut thou shalt in any wise^H7971^(H8763) let the dam^H517 go^H7971^(H8762), and take^H3947^(H8799) the young^H1121 to thee; that it may be well^H3190^(H8799) with thee, and that thou mayest prolong^H748^(H8689) thy days^H3117.

⁸ When you build a new house, then you shall make a railing around your roof, so that you don’t bring blood on your house if anyone falls from there.

KJVWhen thou buildest^H1129^(H8799) a new^H2319 house^H1004, then thou shalt make^H6213^(H8804) a battlement^H4624 for thy roof^H1406, that thou bring^H7760^(H8799) not blood^H1818 upon thine house^H1004, if any man^H5307^(H8802) fall^H5307^(H8799) from thence.

⁹ You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest all the fruit be defiled, the seed which you have sown, and the increase of the vineyard.

KJVThou shalt not sow^H2232^(H8799) thy vineyard^H3754 with divers seeds^H3610: lest the fruit^H4395 of thy seed^H2233 which thou hast sown^H2232^(H8799), and the fruit^H8393 of thy vineyard^H3754, be defiled^H6942^(H8799).

¹⁰ You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.

KJVThou shalt not plow^H2790^(H8799) with an ox^H7794 and an ass^H2543 together^H3162.

¹¹ You shall not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.

KJVThou shalt not wear^H3847^(H8799) a garment of divers sorts^H8162, as of woollen^H6785 and linen^H6593 together^H3162.

¹² You shall make yourselves fringes on the four corners of your cloak with which you cover yourself.

KJVThou shalt make^H6213^(H8799) thee fringes^H1434 upon the four^H702 quarters^H3671 of thy vesture^H3682, wherewith thou coverest^H3680^(H8762) thyself.

¹³ If any man takes a wife, and goes in to her, hates her,

KJVIf any man^H376 take^H3947^(H8799) a wife^H802, and go in^H935^(H8804) unto her, and hate^H8130^(H8804) her,

¹⁴ accuses her of shameful things, gives her a bad name, and says, “I took this woman, and when I came near to her, I didn’t find in her the tokens of virginity;”

KJVAnd give^H7760^(H8804) occasions^H5949 of speech^H1697 against her, and bring up^H3318^(H8689) an evil^H7451 name^H8034 upon her, and say^H559^(H8804), I took^H3947^(H8804) this woman^H802, and when I came^H7126^(H8799) to her, I found^H4672^(H8804) her not a maid^H1331:

¹⁵ then the young lady’s father and mother shall take and bring the tokens of the young lady’s virginity to the elders of the city in the gate.

KJVThen shall the father^H1 of the damsel^H5291, and her mother^H517, take^H3947^(H8804) and bring forth^H3318^(H8689) the tokens of the damsel's^H5291 virginity^H1331 unto the elders^H2205 of the city^H5892 in the gate^H8179:

¹⁶ The young lady’s father shall tell the elders, “I gave my daughter to this man as his wife, and he hates her.

KJVAnd the damsel's^H5291 father^H1 shall say^H559^(H8804) unto the elders^H2205, I gave^H5414^(H8804) my daughter^H1323 unto this man^H376 to wife^H802, and he hateth^H8130^(H8799) her;

¹⁷ Behold, he has accused her of shameful things, saying, ‘I didn’t find in your daughter the tokens of virginity;’ and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity.” They shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.

KJVAnd, lo, he hath given^H7760^(H8804) occasions^H5949 of speech^H1697 against her, saying^H559^(H8800), I found^H4672^(H8804) not thy daughter^H1323 a maid^H1331; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's^H1323 virginity^H1331. And they shall spread^H6566^(H8804) the cloth^H8071 before^H6440 the elders^H2205 of the city^H5892.

¹⁸ The elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him.

KJVAnd the elders^H2205 of that city^H5892 shall take^H3947^(H8804) that man^H376 and chastise^H3256^(H8765) him;

¹⁹ They shall fine him one hundred shekels of silver, and give them to the father of the young lady, because he has given a bad name to a virgin of Israel. She shall be his wife. He may not put her away all his days.

KJVAnd they shall amerce^H6064^(H8804) him in an hundred^H3967 shekels of silver^H3701, and give^H5414^(H8804) them unto the father^H1 of the damsel^H5291, because he hath brought up^H3318^(H8689) an evil^H7451 name^H8034 upon a virgin^H1330 of Israel^H3478: and she shall be his wife^H802; he may^H3201^(H8799) not put her away^H7971^(H8763) all his days^H3117.

²⁰ But if this thing is true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the young lady,

KJVBut if this thing^H1697 be true^H571, and the tokens of virginity^H1331 be not found^H4672^(H8738) for the damsel^H5291:

²¹ then they shall bring out the young lady to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has done folly in Israel, to play the prostitute in her father’s house. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

KJVThen they shall bring out^H3318^(H8689) the damsel^H5291 to the door^H6607 of her father's^H1 house^H1004, and the men^H582 of her city^H5892 shall stone^H5619^(H8804) her with stones^H68 that she die^H4191^(H8804): because she hath wrought^H6213^(H8804) folly^H5039 in Israel^H3478, to play the whore^H2181^(H8800) in her father's^H1 house^H1004: so shalt thou put^H1197 evil^H7451 away^H1197^(H8765) from among^H7130 you.

²² If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both die, the man who lay with the woman and the woman. So you shall remove the evil from Israel.

KJVIf a man^H376 be found^H4672^(H8735) lying^H7901^(H8802) with a woman^H802 married^H1166^(H8803) to an husband^H1167, then they shall both of them^H8147 die^H4191^(H8804), both the man^H376 that lay^H7901^(H8802) with the woman^H802, and the woman^H802: so shalt thou put away^H1197^(H8765) evil^H7451 from Israel^H3478.

²³ If there is a young lady who is a virgin pledged to be married to a husband, and a man finds her in the city, and lies with her,

KJVIf a damsel^H5291 that is a virgin^H1330 be betrothed^H781^(H8794) unto an husband^H376, and a man^H376 find^H4672^(H8804) her in the city^H5892, and lie^H7901^(H8804) with her;

²⁴ then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones; the lady, because she didn’t cry, being in the city; and the man, because he has humbled his neighbor’s wife. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

KJVThen ye shall bring^H3318^(H8689) them both^H8147 out unto the gate^H8179 of that city^H5892, and ye shall stone^H5619^(H8804) them with stones^H68 that they die^H4191^(H8804); the damsel^H5291, because^H834^H1697 she cried^H6817^(H8804) not, being in the city^H5892; and the man^H376, because^H834^H1697 he hath humbled^H6031^(H8765) his neighbour's^H7453 wife^H802: so thou shalt put away^H1197^(H8765) evil^H7451 from among^H7130 you.

²⁵ But if the man finds the lady who is pledged to be married in the field, and the man forces her and lies with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die;

KJVBut if a man^H376 find^H4672^(H8799) a betrothed^H781^(H8794) damsel^H5291 in the field^H7704, and the man^H376 force^H2388^(H8689) her, and lie^H7901^(H8804) with her: then the man^H376 only that lay^H7901^(H8804) with her shall die^H4191^(H8804):

²⁶ but to the lady you shall do nothing. There is in the lady no sin worthy of death; for as when a man rises against his neighbor and kills him, even so is this matter;

KJVBut unto the damsel^H5291 thou shalt do^H6213^(H8799) nothing^H1697; there is in the damsel^H5291 no sin^H2399 worthy of death^H4194: for as when a man^H376 riseth^H6965^(H8799) against his neighbour^H7453, and slayeth^H7523^(H8804)^(H8676)^H5315 him, even so is this matter^H1697:

²⁷ for he found her in the field, the pledged to be married lady cried, and there was no one to save her.

KJVFor he found^H4672^(H8804) her in the field^H7704, and the betrothed^H781^(H8794) damsel^H5291 cried^H6817^(H8804), and there was none to save^H3467^(H8688) her.

²⁸ If a man finds a lady who is a virgin, who is not pledged to be married, grabs her and lies with her, and they are found,

KJVIf a man^H376 find^H4672^(H8799) a damsel^H5291 that is a virgin^H1330, which is not betrothed^H781^(H8795), and lay hold^H8610^(H8804) on her, and lie^H7901^(H8804) with her, and they be found^H4672^(H8738);

²⁹ then the man who lay with her shall give to the lady’s father fifty shekels of silver. She shall be his wife, because he has humbled her. He may not put her away all his days.

KJVThen the man^H376 that lay^H7901^(H8802) with her shall give^H5414^(H8804) unto the damsel's^H5291 father^H1 fifty^H2572 shekels of silver^H3701, and she shall be his wife^H802; because he hath humbled^H6031^(H8765) her, he may^H3201^(H8799) not put her away^H7971^(H8763) all his days^H3117.

³⁰ A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.

KJVA man^H376 shall not take^H3947^(H8799) his father's^H1 wife^H802, nor discover^H1540^(H8762) his father's^H1 skirt^H3671.

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