Thematic Bible
Deuteronomy 23:1 (show verse)
“He who has been castrated by having his testicles crushed or his male organ cut off shall not enter the congregation of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 23:2 (show verse)
A person of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.
Deuteronomy 23:3 (show verse)
An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall ever enter the assembly of the Lord,
Ammonites » Excluded from the congregation of israel
the Ammonites » Jewish laws respecting » Perpetual exclusion from the congregation
Church of israel » Persons excluded from
Congregation » Those who were excluded from
Inhospitableness » Instances of » Toward the israelites » Ammonites and moabites
Malice » Instances of » Ammonites toward the israelites
Moabites » Excluded from the congregation of israel for ever
Proselytes » Restrictions » Office
the Ammonites » Jewish laws respecting » Perpetual exclusion from the congregation
Church of israel » Persons excluded from
Congregation » Those who were excluded from
Inhospitableness » Instances of » Toward the israelites » Ammonites and moabites
Malice » Instances of » Ammonites toward the israelites
Moabites » Excluded from the congregation of israel for ever
Proselytes » Restrictions » Office
Deuteronomy 23:4 (show verse)
because they did not meet you with bread (food) and water on the road as you came out of Egypt, and because they hired [to act] against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
Ammonites » Excluded from the congregation of israel
balaam » From mesopotamia
Church of israel » Persons excluded from
Inhospitableness » Instances of » Toward the israelites » Ammonites and moabites
Malice » Instances of » Ammonites toward the israelites
Mesopotamia » Balaam from
Moabites » Excluded from the congregation of israel for ever
Pethor » Home of the prophet balaam
Social life » Christ entertained in various homes » Inhospitality
balaam » From mesopotamia
Church of israel » Persons excluded from
Inhospitableness » Instances of » Toward the israelites » Ammonites and moabites
Malice » Instances of » Ammonites toward the israelites
Mesopotamia » Balaam from
Moabites » Excluded from the congregation of israel for ever
Pethor » Home of the prophet balaam
Social life » Christ entertained in various homes » Inhospitality
Deuteronomy 23:5 (show verse)
Nevertheless, the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God has loved you.
Ammonites » Excluded from the congregation of israel
Blessings » The blessing of God rests upon his people
God's Blessings » The blessing of God rests upon his people
God » Ability of » Blessings of, rest upon his people
Inhospitableness » Instances of » Toward the israelites » Ammonites and moabites
Jews, the » The objects of » God's love
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Defeating evil counsels
Prayer » Answer to, withheld » Of balaam
Blessings » The blessing of God rests upon his people
God's Blessings » The blessing of God rests upon his people
God » Ability of » Blessings of, rest upon his people
Inhospitableness » Instances of » Toward the israelites » Ammonites and moabites
Jews, the » The objects of » God's love
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Defeating evil counsels
Prayer » Answer to, withheld » Of balaam
Deuteronomy 23:6 (show verse)
You shall never seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days.
Deuteronomy 23:7 (show verse)
“You shall not detest an Edomite, for he is your brother [Esau’s descendant]. You shall not detest an Egyptian, because you were a stranger (resident alien, foreigner) in his land.
Aliens » Kindness to edomites, encouraged
Brother » Signifies » A neighbor
Edomites » From being held in abhorrence by the israelites
Edomites, the » Israel forbidden to hate
Egypt » Inhabitants of » Not to be abhorred by israel
Egyptians » Eligible to membership in israelite congregation in the third generation
Strangers » Abhorrence of, forbidden
Brother » Signifies » A neighbor
Edomites » From being held in abhorrence by the israelites
Edomites, the » Israel forbidden to hate
Egypt » Inhabitants of » Not to be abhorred by israel
Egyptians » Eligible to membership in israelite congregation in the third generation
Strangers » Abhorrence of, forbidden
Deuteronomy 23:8 (show verse)
Their children of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord.
Edomites » Children of the third generation could be received into the congregation of israel
Edomites, the » Might be received into the congregation in third generation
Egypt » Inhabitants of » Might be received into the congregation in the third generation
Egyptians » Eligible to membership in israelite congregation in the third generation
Edomites, the » Might be received into the congregation in third generation
Egypt » Inhabitants of » Might be received into the congregation in the third generation
Egyptians » Eligible to membership in israelite congregation in the third generation
Deuteronomy 23:9 (show verse)
“When you go out as an army [to fight] against your enemies, you shall keep yourselves from every evil [thing].
Deuteronomy 23:10 (show verse)
“If there is any man among you who is [ceremonially] unclean because of nocturnal emission, then he must go outside the camp; he shall not come back to the camp.
Deuteronomy 23:11 (show verse)
But when evening comes, he shall bathe in water, and at sundown he may return to the camp.
Deuteronomy 23:12 (show verse)
“You shall also have a place outside the camp to which you may go,
Deuteronomy 23:13 (show verse)
and you shall have a spade among your tools, and when you [prepare to] sit down outside [to relieve yourself], you shall dig a hole with it and shall turn and cover up your waste.
Deuteronomy 23:14 (show verse)
Since the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp to rescue you and to defeat your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy (undefiled); and He must not see anything indecent among you or He will turn away from you.
Deuteronomy 23:15 (show verse)
“You shall not hand over to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you.
Deuteronomy 23:16 (show verse)
He shall live among you, in the place he chooses in one of your cities where it pleases him; you shall not mistreat or oppress him.
Deuteronomy 23:17 (show verse)
“There shall be no cult prostitute among the daughters of Israel, nor shall there be a cult prostitute (a sodomite) among the sons of Israel.
Harlotry » Forbidden
Prostitution » Forbidden
Sexual activities » What sexual activities are forbidden
Sodom » Figurative » Of wickedness
Sodomites » A proverbial term of reproach applied to those who practiced sodomy (ritual homosexuality)
Sodomites » And is applied to males
Whoredom » Not contributing to whoredom
Prostitution » Forbidden
Sexual activities » What sexual activities are forbidden
Sodom » Figurative » Of wickedness
Sodomites » A proverbial term of reproach applied to those who practiced sodomy (ritual homosexuality)
Sodomites » And is applied to males
Whoredom » Not contributing to whoredom
Deuteronomy 23:18 (show verse)
You shall not bring the wages of a prostitute or the price of a dog [that is, a male prostitute] into the house of the Lord your God as payment for any vow, for both of these [the gift and the giver] are utterly repulsive to the Lord your God.
Abomination » Things that are, to God » The hire of a whore and price of a dog, as a consecrated gift
Animals » Names of » Dogs
Dog » Price of, not to be brought into the sanctuary
Dogs » Price of, not to be consecrated
Dogs » General references
Harlot (prostitute) » Hire of, not to be received at the temple
Harlots » General references to
Offerings » Things forbidden as » The price of fornication
Offerings » Things forbidden as » The price of a dog
Sexual activities » What sexual activities are forbidden
Vows » The hire of a prostitute or price of a dog could not be the subject of
Whore » Revenues of, not to be brought to the sanctuary
Whoredom » Not contributing to whoredom
Women » Harlots » General references to
Animals » Names of » Dogs
Dog » Price of, not to be brought into the sanctuary
Dogs » Price of, not to be consecrated
Dogs » General references
Harlot (prostitute) » Hire of, not to be received at the temple
Harlots » General references to
Offerings » Things forbidden as » The price of fornication
Offerings » Things forbidden as » The price of a dog
Sexual activities » What sexual activities are forbidden
Vows » The hire of a prostitute or price of a dog could not be the subject of
Whore » Revenues of, not to be brought to the sanctuary
Whoredom » Not contributing to whoredom
Women » Harlots » General references to
Deuteronomy 23:19 (show verse)
“You shall not charge interest to your fellow Israelite—interest on money, food or anything that may be loaned for interest.
Deuteronomy 23:20 (show verse)
You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your fellow Israelite you shall not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are about to enter to possess.
Aliens » Jews authorized to take usury from
Creditor » Laws concerning
Creditors » Might take interest from strangers
Interest » loaning » Money
Strangers » Mosaic law relating to » Usury of
Strangers in israel » Laws respecting » The jews might take usury from
Usury » Not laying usury upon your brother
Usury » Authorized, of strangers (foreigners)
Usury or interest » The jews » Allowed to take, from strangers
Creditor » Laws concerning
Creditors » Might take interest from strangers
Interest » loaning » Money
Strangers » Mosaic law relating to » Usury of
Strangers in israel » Laws respecting » The jews might take usury from
Usury » Not laying usury upon your brother
Usury » Authorized, of strangers (foreigners)
Usury or interest » The jews » Allowed to take, from strangers
Deuteronomy 23:21 (show verse)
“When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for He will most certainly require it of you, and a delay would cause you to sin.
Offerings » Vow
Procrastination » To be avoided in » Performance of vows
Requirements » What the lord requires
Sin » What is sin
Swearing/vowing » Not breaking your vows to the lord
Swearing/vowing » The reward for not vowing
Vows » Sacred, to be kept
Vows » To be performed without delay
Vows » To be voluntary
Procrastination » To be avoided in » Performance of vows
Requirements » What the lord requires
Sin » What is sin
Swearing/vowing » Not breaking your vows to the lord
Swearing/vowing » The reward for not vowing
Vows » Sacred, to be kept
Vows » To be performed without delay
Vows » To be voluntary
Deuteronomy 23:22 (show verse)
But if you refrain from making a vow, that would not be [counted as] sin in you.
Deuteronomy 23:23 (show verse)
You shall be careful to perform that [vow] which passes your lips, just as you have made a voluntary vow to the Lord your God, just as you have promised with your own words (mouth).
Deuteronomy 23:24 (show verse)
“When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you please, but you shall not put any in your basket [to take with you].
Deuteronomy 23:25 (show verse)
“When you come into the standing grain of your neighbor, you may pluck the ears of grain with your hand, but you shall not wield a sickle in your neighbor’s standing grain [to harvest it].
Agriculture or husbandry » Implements of » The sickle
Agriculture or husbandry » Enactments to protect » Not to cut down crops of another
Corn » Mosaic laws concerning
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Reaping » The fields of others
Sickle » An agricultural implement used for cutting grain
Agriculture or husbandry » Enactments to protect » Not to cut down crops of another
Corn » Mosaic laws concerning
Property » Personal » Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
Reaping » The fields of others
Sickle » An agricultural implement used for cutting grain