Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 23

58 catchwords358 parallels

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Deuteronomy 23 . 1 , Who may or may not enter into the congregation; Deuteronomy 23 . 9 , Uncleanness is to be avoided in the host; Deuteronomy 23 . 15 , Of the fugitive servant; Deuteronomy 23 . 17 , Of filthiness; Deuteronomy 23 . 18 , Of abominable sacrifices; Deuteronomy 23 . 19 , Of usury; Deuteronomy 23 . 21 , Of vows; Deuteronomy 23 . 24 , Of trespasses.

Deuteronomy 23:1

No man with crushed or severed genitals may enter the assembly of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 23:1 · BSB

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shall not enter7 parallels

It is evident that his law was not meant to exclude such Israelites either from the common benefits of civil society , or any essential religious advantages; but merely to lay them under a disgraceful distinction. This would tend to discourage parents from thus treating their children; a practice which was exceedingly common in those ages and countries. To this they were induced by the custom which prevailed , of employing such in the houses of the great and the courts of princes; so that they often rose to the highest posts of honour and authority. Some expositors therefore consider the phrase , "shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord ," as meaning , that they should be incapable of bearing any office in that government which was placed over the people of God , who must thus enter a protest against this custom , and deliver selfish parents from this temptation

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Deuteronomy 23:2

No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.

Deuteronomy 23:2 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 23:3

No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.

Deuteronomy 23:3 · BSB

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These nations were subjected for their impiety , wickedness , and enmity to Israel

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Deuteronomy 23:4

For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.

Deuteronomy 23:4 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 23:5

Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.

Deuteronomy 23:5 · BSB

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because the11 parallels

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Deuteronomy 23:6

You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live.

Deuteronomy 23:6 · BSB

Thou shalt4 parallels

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prosperity Heb. good

Deuteronomy 23:7

Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.

Deuteronomy 23:7 · BSB

he is thy5 parallels

because thou12 parallels

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Deuteronomy 23:8

The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 23:8 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 23:9

When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every wicked thing.

Deuteronomy 23:9 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 23:10

If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside.

Deuteronomy 23:10 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 23:11

When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.

Deuteronomy 23:11 · BSB

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wash himself18 parallels

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cometh on Heb. turneth toward

Deuteronomy 23:12

You must have a place outside the camp to go and relieve yourself.

Deuteronomy 23:12 · BSB

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In such a vast camp as that of the Israelites . see

  • Numbers 1:1 and
  • Numbers 2:1 and indeed , as Scheuchzer remarks , in every well regulated camp , cleanliness is considered as indispensably necessary

Deuteronomy 23:13

And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.

Deuteronomy 23:13 · BSB

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wilt ease thyself Heb. sittest down

Deuteronomy 23:14

For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.

Deuteronomy 23:14 · BSB

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unclean thing Heb. nakedness of any thing

Deuteronomy 23:15

Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.

Deuteronomy 23:15 · BSB

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We cannot suppose that this law required the Israelites to entertain slaves who had robbed their masters , or left their service without cause; but such only as were cruelly treated , and fled to them for protection , especially from the neighbouring nations. To such they were commanded to afford shelter , and shew great kindness

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Deuteronomy 23:16

Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him.

Deuteronomy 23:16 · BSB

shall dwell5 parallels

thou shalt not6 parallels

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liketh him best Heb. is good for him

Deuteronomy 23:17

No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.

Deuteronomy 23:17 · BSB

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etc. The prohibition in the text , like many others , has no direct application to practices that were common among the Israelites at that time; but was intended to guard them against the enormities which were practised among the surrounding nations

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or , sodomitess

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Deuteronomy 23:18

You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 23:18 · BSB

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any vow7 parallels

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Deuteronomy 23:19

Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.

Deuteronomy 23:19 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 23:20

You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess.

Deuteronomy 23:20 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 23:21

If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Deuteronomy 23:21 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 23:22

But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin.

Deuteronomy 23:22 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 23:23

Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.

Deuteronomy 23:23 · BSB

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hast vowed5 parallels

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Deuteronomy 23:24

When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, but you must not put any in your basket.

Deuteronomy 23:24 · BSB

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Deuteronomy 23:25

When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain.

Deuteronomy 23:25 · BSB

then thou mayest5 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web21 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions 1 Thessalonians 1:1 → Deuteronomy 23:2-3, Deuteronomy 23:19 → Exodus 22:25, Deuteronomy 23:19-20 → Exodus 22:25, Deuteronomy 23:9 → Leviticus 15:16, Deuteronomy 23:9-14 → Leviticus 15:16, 1 Samuel 21:4 → Deuteronomy 23:10-11, Isaiah 23:17 → Deuteronomy 23:18, Isaiah 23:17-18 → Deuteronomy 23:18, Isaiah 56:1 → Deuteronomy 23:1, Isaiah 56:1-8 → Deuteronomy 23:1-8
Echoes Ruth 2:8 → Deuteronomy 23:3-6, Ruth 4:17 → Deuteronomy 23:3-8, Ruth 4:22 → Deuteronomy 23:3-8, Ruth 4:5-6 → Deuteronomy 23:3-6
Trajectories
Camp of Israel (Sacred Geography), Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations), Rahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles), Ruth (Gentile Bride)
Chiasms
Shaped Deuteronomy 23:1–8, Deuteronomy 23:10–20, Deuteronomy 23:21–25
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