Chapter 23

1

HE that is wounded in the stones, or has his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of Yahuah.

2

A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Yahuah; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the assembly of Yahuah.

3

An Ammoniy or Mo'aviy shall not enter into the assembly of Yahuah; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the assembly of Yahuah forever:

4

Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Mitsrayim; and because they hired against you Bil'am the son of Be'or of Pethor of Aram Naharayim, to curse you.

5

Nevertheless Yahuah Elohayka would not hearken unto Bil'am; but Yahuah Elohayka turned the curse into a blessing unto you, because Yahuah Elohayka loved you.

6

You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.

7

You shall not abhor an Edomiy; for he is your brother: you shall not abhor a Mitsriy; because you were a stranger in his land.

8

The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the assembly of Yahuah in their third generation.

9

When the host goes forth against your enemies, then guard you from every wicked thing.

10

If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chances 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 comes on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.

12

You shall have a place also without the camp, whither you shall go forth abroad:

13

And you shall have a paddle upon your weapon; and it shall be, when you will ease yourself abroad, you shall dig therewith, and shall turn back and cover that which comes from you:

14

For Yahuah Elohayka walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you, and to give up your enemies before you; therefore shall your camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in you, and turn away from you.

15

You shall not deliver unto his adoniy the servant which is escaped from his adoniy unto you:

16

He shall dwell with you, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of your gates, where it likes him best: you shall not oppress him.

17

There shall be no whore of the daughters of Yashar'el, nor a sodomiy of the sons of Yashar'el.

18

You shall not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of Yahuah Elohayka for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto Yahuah Elohayka.

19

You shall not lend upon usury to your brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of anything that is lent upon usury:

20

Unto a stranger you may lend upon usury; but unto your brother you shall not lend upon usury: that Yahuah Elohayka may bless you in all that you set your hand to in the land whither you go to possess it.

21

When you shall vow a vow unto Yahuah Elohayka, you shall not slack to pay it: for Yahuah Elohayka will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you.

22

But if you shall forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in you.

23

That which is gone out of your lips you shall guard and perform; even a freewill offering, according as you have vowed unto Yahuah Elohayka, which you have promised with your mouth.

24

When you come into your neighbor's vineyard, then you may eat grapes your fill at your own pleasure; but you shall not put any in your vessel.

25

When you come into the standing grain of your neighbor, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not move a sickle unto your neighbor's standing grain.



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