17No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.
18You 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.
Focused Passage
Deuteronomy 23:17-18
Holiness, Exclusion, and the Purity of the Covenant Assembly
Assembly membership restrictions (vv. 1–8) move to camp purity for holy-war conditions (vv. 9–14), then to protection of escaped slaves (vv. 15–16), prohibition of cult prostitution (vv. 17–18), lending rules (vv. 19–20), and vow obligations (vv. 21–23), closing with gleaning permissions (vv. 24–25).
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Verse 17
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Noלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particledaughterמִבְּנ֣וֹתH1323Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural constructorוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle-יִשְׂרָאֵל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularsonמִבְּנֵ֥יH1121Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular-יִהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularis to beתִהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .קְדֵשָׁ֖הH6948Adjective - feminine singulara shrine prostituteקָדֵ֖שׁH6945Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 18
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You must notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlebringתָבִיא֩H935Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthe wagesאֶתְנַ֨ןH868Noun - masculine singular constructof a prostitute, whether femaleזוֹנָ֜הH2181Noun - feminine singularor maleכֶּ֗לֶבH3611Noun - masculine singular-וּמְחִ֣ירH4242Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructinto the houseבֵּ֛יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularto fulfill anyלְכָל־H3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructvowנֶ֑דֶרH5088Noun - masculine singularbecauseכִּ֧יH3588Conjunctionbothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃H8147Number - masculine dual construct | third person masculine pluralare detestableתוֹעֲבַ֛תH8441Noun - feminine singular constructto the LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular. . .גַּם־H1571Conjunction
BSB notes
- Hebrew or a dog