Deuteronomy 23:13
Designate a place outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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:
KJV1611 – Modern English
And you shall have a trowel upon your weapon; and it shall be, when you ease yourself abroad, you shall dig with it, and turn back and cover what comes from you:
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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:
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
and thou shalt have a paddle{H3489} among thy weapons;{H240} and it shall be, when thou sittest{H3427} down abroad,{H2351} thou shalt dig{H2658} therewith, and shalt turn back{H7725} and cover{H3680} that which cometh{H6627} from thee:
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And thou shalt have a paddle{H3489} upon thy weapon{H240}; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease{H3427}{(H8800)} thyself abroad{H2351}, thou shalt dig{H2658}{(H8804)} therewith, and shalt turn back{H7725}{(H8804)} and cover{H3680}{(H8765)} that which cometh{H6627} from thee:
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
and thou shalt haue a sharpe poynte at the ende of thy wepon: and when thou wilt ease thy selfe, digge therewith and turne and couer that which is departed from the.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
& thou shalt haue a shouell vnder the gyrdle: and whan thou wilt set ye downe without, thou shalt dygge therwith: and whan thou hast done thine easement, thou shalt couer that which is departed from the.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And thou shalt haue a paddle among thy weapons, & when thou wouldest sit downe without, thou shalt shalt digge therewith, and returning thou shalt couer thine excrements.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And thou shalt haue a paddle staffe vpon thy weapon: and when thou wilt ease thy selfe, digge therwith, and turne and couer that which is departed from thee.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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:
Webster's Bible (1833)
and you shall have a paddle among your weapons; and it shall be, when you sit down abroad, you shall dig therewith, and shall turn back and cover that which comes from you:
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and a nail thou hast on thy staff, and it hath been, in thy sitting without, that thou hast digged with it, and turned back, and covered thy filth;
American Standard Version (1901)
and thou shalt have a paddle among thy weapons; and it shall be, when thou sittest down abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:
American Standard Version (1901)
and thou shalt have a paddle among thy weapons; and it shall be, when thou sittest down abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And have among your arms a spade; and when you have been to that place, let that which comes from you be covered up with earth:
World English Bible (2000)
and you shall have a paddle among your weapons; and it shall be, when you sit down abroad, you shall dig therewith, and shall turn back and cover that which comes from you:
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
You must have a spade among your other equipment and when you relieve yourself outside you must dig a hole with the spade and then turn and cover your excrement.
Referenced Verses
- Ezek 24:6-8 : 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot whose corrosion is in it and whose rust will not come off! Take its pieces out one by one; no lot will be cast for them. 7 For the blood she has shed is inside her; she placed it on the bare rock. She did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust. 8 To stir up wrath and bring vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so it would not be covered.
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9 The children born to them in the third generation may enter the assembly of the LORD.
10 When you go out as a camp against your enemies, be careful to avoid anything evil.
11 If there is a man among you who becomes unclean due to a nocturnal emission, he must go outside the camp and not reenter it.
12 At evening, he must wash himself with water, and after sunset, he may return to the camp.
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14 You must have a tool among your equipment so that when you go outside the camp to relieve yourself, you can dig a hole with it and cover up your excrement.
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22 Then you will defile your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, 'Away with you!'
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2 Command the Israelites to send every person who has a skin disease, every person with a discharge, and anyone who is ceremonially unclean because of contact with a dead body out of the camp.
3 Send both men and women away; send them outside the camp so that they do not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.
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23 everything that can withstand fire, you must pass through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must also be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand fire, you must pass through the water.
24 On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that, you may enter the camp.
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5 In their sight, dig through the wall and carry your belongings through it.
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16 If a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his entire body with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.
17 Any clothing or leather that has semen on it must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
18 If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both of them must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
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17 Gather all the spoil of that city into its public square and burn the city and all its plunder as a complete offering to the LORD your God. It must remain a ruin forever, never to be rebuilt.
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24 Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves by all these things.
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19 Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during the uncleanness of her monthly period.
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12 Make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
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10 When you go out to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hand and you take captives,
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26 So I will expose your skirts over your face, and your shame will be seen.
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10 Anyone who touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening. Anyone who carries these items must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and will remain unclean until evening.
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6 Anyone who sits on an object that the man with the discharge has sat on must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and will remain unclean until evening.
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18 You shall make a bronze basin, with its base of bronze, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
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3 You shall make pots to remove its ashes, along with its shovels, basins, forks, and firepans. All its utensils shall be made of bronze.
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