Deuteronomy 23:9–14 — Purity when at war

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Deu 23:9–14

23:9 Purity when at war

9 When your warriors are out besieging your enemies, they you must avoid ceremonial impurity. 10 If something happens at night to make a man ‘unclean’, then he must stay outside the camp the next day and not join the others. 11 That evening, he must wash himself in water, then once the sun has set, he may reenter the camp.

12 You must have a place outside your camp where you can go to relieve yourself. 13 You must have a spade among your equipment so that when you go to relieve yourself, you can dig a hole and then cover it up afterwards, 14 because your god Yahweh walks in your camp to give you victory to defeat your enemies, so your camp must be sacred so he won’t see anything ‘unclean’ and turn away from you.

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10 [fn] If/because you _will _go _out a _camp on enemies _of_your and_you _will _keep _yourself from_all thing evil.

11 [fn] If/because he _will _be in_you(ms) a _man who not he _will _be clean from_a _happening _of night and_he _will _go _out to from_the_outside of_camp not he _will _come into the _middle _of the _camp.

12 [fn] And_it _was to_the_ evening _turning he _will _wash with_water and_just_ the_sun _as _goes he _will _come into the _middle _of the _camp.
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13 [fn] And_a _hand it _will _belong to/for_yourself(m) from_the_outside of_camp and_you _will _go _out to_(to) outside.

14 [fn] And_a _spade it _will _belong to/for_yourself(m) with equipment _of_your and_it _was when_you_sit _down outside and_you _will _dig with_it and_you _will _turn and_you _will _cover DOM excrement _of_your.

15 [fn] If/because YHWH god _of_your is_walking _about in_the _midst _of your _camp _of_your to_deliver_you and_to_deliver _up enemies _of_your to_your_face and_it _was camps _of_your holy and_not he _will _see in_you(ms) the_nakedness _of a _thing and_he _will _turn _back from_after_you.

23:10 Note: KJB: Deut.23.9

23:11 Note: KJB: Deut.23.10

23:12 Note: KJB: Deut.23.11

23:12 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

23:13 Note: KJB: Deut.23.12

23:14 Note: KJB: Deut.23.13

23:15 Note: KJB: Deut.23.14

OET-RV by cross-referenced section DEUT 23:9

Purity when at war

Deu 23:9–14