Deuteronomy 23:14

12 You must have a place outside the camp to go and relieve yourself.

13 And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.

For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.

15 Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.

16 Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.
KJV
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.
WEB
for the LORD your God walks in the middle of your camp, to deliver you, and to give up your enemies before you. Therefore your camp shall be holy, that he may not see an unclean thing in you, and turn away from you.
ASV
for Jehovah 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 may not see an unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.
DARBY
For Jehovah thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; and thy camp shall be holy, that he see nothing unseemly with thee, and turn away from thee.
BLB
For YHWH your God walks in the midst of your camp to deliver you and to give over your enemies to your faces, and your camp shall be holy, that He may see in you no unclean thing and turn away from you.
ÅB
for Herren din Gud vandrer midt i din leir for å utfri deg og gi dine fiender i din vold, og din leir skal være hellig, for at han ikke skal se noe motbydelig hos deg og vende seg bort fra deg.
OTB
For Herren din Gud beveger seg omkring i leiren din for å beskytte deg og for å overgi dine fiender til deg. Derfor må leiren din være hellig, så Han ikke ser noe usømmelig blant dere og vender seg bort fra dere.
B1930
for Herren din Gud vandrer midt i din leir for å utfri dig og gi dine fiender i din vold, og din leir skal være hellig, forat han ikke skal se noget motbydelig hos dig og vende sig bort fra dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 6:16

    What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

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  • Leviticus 26:12

    I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

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  • Genesis 17:1

    When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

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  • Exodus 3:5

    “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

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