Deuteronomy 23:13

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:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיָד֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לְךָ֔ מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וְיָצָ֥אתָ שָׁ֖מָּה חֽוּץ׃

Transliteration

And-yād tihyeh to-you outside to-the-maḥăneh and-yāṣāʾtā there ḥûṣ

Grammar Details

• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *yād*: feminine singular noun - hand/place
• *tihyeh*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - there shall be
• *ləkā*: preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for you
• *miḥûṣ*: adverb - outside
• *la*: preposition with definite article - to the
• *maḥăneh*: masculine singular noun - camp
• *yāṣāʾtā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with waw consecutive - you shall go out
• *šāmmâ*: adverb - there/to there
• *ḥûṣ*: adverb - outside

Word Meanings

• *yād*: hand/place/designated area
• *miḥûṣ*: outside/without
• *šāmmâ*: there/to there/thither
• *ḥûṣ*: outside/outdoors/without

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Designate a place outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself.

• 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:

• 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 thus says the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is in it, and whose scum has not gone out! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it. 7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it on the top of a rock; she did not pour it on the ground, to cover it with dust; 8 That it might cause fury to come up and take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.