“1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off,
shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. 2 A bastard shall not
enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation
shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD. 3 An Ammonite or
Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their
tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD
for ever: 4 Because they met you not with bread and with water in the
way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against
thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. 5
Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the
LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the
LORD thy God loved thee. 6 Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their
prosperity all thy days for ever. 7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for
he [is] thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast
a stranger in his land. 8 The children that are begotten of them shall
enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.”
“9 When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee
from every wicked thing. 10 If there be among you any man, that is not
clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he
go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp: 11 But it
shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash [himself] with water:
and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp [again]. 12 Thou
shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth
abroad: 13 And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall
be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and
shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee: 14 For the LORD
thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give
up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he
see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.”
“15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is
escaped from his master unto thee: 16 He shall dwell with thee, [even]
among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates,
where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. 17 There shall be
no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of
Israel. 18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a
dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these
[are] abomination unto the LORD thy God. 19 Thou shalt not lend upon
usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any
thing that is lent upon usury: 20 Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon
usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the
LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in
the land whither thou goest to possess it. 21 When thou shalt vow a vow
unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy
God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee. 22 But
if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. 23 That which
is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; [even] a freewill
offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou
hast promised with thy mouth. 24 When thou comest into thy neighbour’s
vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure;
but thou shalt not put [any] in thy vessel. 25 When thou comest into the
standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with
thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s
standing corn.” (Deuteronomy 23:1-25 AV)
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