" aNo one
who is 1emasculated
or has his male
organ
cut
off
shall enter
the assembly
of the LORD
.
"No one
of illegitimate
birth
shall enter
the assembly
of the LORD
; none
of his descendants, even
to the tenth
generation
, shall enter
the assembly
of the LORD
.
" aNo Ammonite
or Moabite
shall enter
the assembly
of the LORD
; none
of their descendants, even
to the tenth
generation
, shall ever
enter
the assembly
of the LORD
,
abecause they did not meet
you with 1food
and water
on the way
when you came
out of Egypt
, and because
they hired
against
you bBalaam
the son
of Beor
from Pethor
of 2Mesopotamia
, to curse
you.
"Nevertheless, the LORD your God
was not willing
to listen
to Balaam
, but the LORD
your God
aturned
the curse
into a blessing
for you because
the LORD
your God
bloves
you.
" aYou shall never seek
their peace
or their prosperity
all
your days
.
"You shall not detest an Edomite
, for ahe is your brother
; you shall not detest
an Egyptian
, bbecause
you were an alien
in his land
.
"The sons of the third
generation
who
are born
to them may enter
the assembly
of the LORD
.
"When you go
out as 1an army
against
your enemies
, you shall keep
yourself from every
evil
thing
.
" aIf there is among you any
man
who
is unclean
because
of a nocturnal
emission
, then he must go
outside
the camp
; he may not 1reenter
the camp
.
"But it shall be when evening approaches
, he shall bathe
himself with water
, and at sundown
he may 1reenter
the camp
.
"You shall also have a place
outside
the camp
and go
out there
,
and you shall have a 1spade
among
your tools
, and it shall be when you sit
down
outside
, you shall dig
with it and shall turn
2to cover
up your excrement
.
"Since athe LORD
your God
walks
in the midst
of your camp
to deliver
you and to 1defeat
your enemies
before
you, therefore your camp
must be bholy
; and He must not see
2anything
indecent
among you 3or He will turn
away
from you.
" aYou shall not hand over
to his master
a slave
who
has 1escaped
from his master
to you.
"He shall live with you in your midst
, in the place
which
he shall choose
in one
of your 1towns
where it pleases
him; ayou shall not mistreat
him.
" aNone of the daughters
of Israel
shall be a cult
prostitute
, bnor
shall any
of the sons
of Israel
be a cult
prostitute
.
"You shall not bring the hire
of a harlot
or the wages
of a 1 adog
into the house
of the LORD
your God
for any
votive
offering
, for both
of these are an abomination
to the LORD
your God
.
" aYou shall not charge interest
to your 1countrymen
: interest
on money
, food
, or anything
that may be loaned
at interest
.
" aYou may charge interest
to a foreigner
, but to your 1countrymen
you shall not charge
interest
, so
that bthe LORD
your God
may bless
you in all
2that you undertake
in the land
which
you are about to enter
to 3possess
.
" aWhen you make
a vow
to the LORD
your God
, you shall not delay
to pay
it, for it would be sin
in you, 1and the LORD
your God
will surely
require
it of you.
"However, if you refrain
from vowing
, it would not be sin
in you.
"You shall be careful to perform
what
goes
out from your lips
, just
as you have voluntarily
vowed
to the LORD
your God
, what
you have 1promised
.
"When you enter
your neighbor's
vineyard
, then you may eat
grapes
1until you are fully
satisfied
, but you shall not put
any in your 2basket
.
" aWhen you enter
your neighbor's
standing
grain
, then you may pluck
the heads
with your hand
, but you shall not wield
a sickle
in your neighbor's
standing
grain
.