17 No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.
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.
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).
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
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References and Original Words
Verse 17
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Original words
No לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle daughter מִבְּנ֣וֹת H1323 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct or וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle - יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular son מִבְּנֵ֥י H1121 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular - יִהְיֶ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular is to be תִהְיֶ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular . . . קְדֵשָׁ֖ה H6948 Adjective - feminine singular a shrine prostitute קָדֵ֖שׁ H6945 Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 18
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Original words
You must not לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle bring תָבִיא֩ H935 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular the wages אֶתְנַ֨ן H868 Noun - masculine singular construct of a prostitute, whether female זוֹנָ֜ה H2181 Noun - feminine singular or male כֶּ֗לֶב H3611 Noun - masculine singular - וּמְחִ֣יר H4242 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct into the house בֵּ֛ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular to fulfill any לְכָל־ H3605 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct vow נֶ֑דֶר H5088 Noun - masculine singular because כִּ֧י H3588 Conjunction both שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ H8147 Number - masculine dual construct | third person masculine plural are detestable תוֹעֲבַ֛ת H8441 Noun - feminine singular construct to the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular . . . גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction
BSB notes
- Hebrew or a dog