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Verse 1

He that is wounded in the testicles, or has his private member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

Verse 2

A child born out of wedlock shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

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

Verse 3

An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD forever:

An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:

Verse 4

Because they did not meet you with bread and water on the way, when you came out of Egypt; and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.

Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

Verse 5

Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you.

Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

Verse 6

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

Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

Verse 7

You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother; you shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a stranger in his land.

Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.

Verse 8

The children that are born of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.

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

Verse 9

When the army goes forth against your enemies, then keep yourself from every wicked thing.

When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.

Verse 10

If there is among you any man, who is not clean because of uncleanness that happens to him by night, then he shall go outside the camp, he shall not come within the camp:

If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:

Verse 11

But it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall wash himself with water; and when the sun is down, he shall come back into the camp.

But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.

Verse 12

You shall have a place also outside the camp, where you shall go forth abroad:

Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:

Verse 13

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:

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:

Verse 14

For the LORD your God 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.

For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.

Verse 15

You shall not deliver to his master the servant who has escaped from his master to you:

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

Verse 16

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

He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.

Verse 17

There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

Verse 18

You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD your God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination to the LORD your God.

Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Verse 19

You shall not lend with interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent with interest:

Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

Verse 20

To a stranger you may lend with interest; but to your brother you shall not lend with interest, that the LORD your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are going to possess.

Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Verse 21

When you shall vow a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay to pay it: for the LORD your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you.

When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

Verse 22

But if you refrain from vowing, it shall not be sin in you.

But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

Verse 23

That which has gone out of your lips you shall keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as you have vowed to the LORD your God, which you have promised with your mouth.

That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

Verse 24

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

When thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.

Verse 25

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

When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.

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