Deuteronomy 23 - Compare Translations
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Deuteronomy 23:1
KJVHe that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord.
WEBHe who is emasculated by crushing or cutting shall not enter into Yahweh’s assembly.
YLT`One wounded, bruised, or cut in the member doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah;
Deuteronomy 23:2
KJVA 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.
WEBA person born of a forbidden union shall not enter into Yahweh’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one of his enter into Yahweh’s assembly.
YLTa bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
Deuteronomy 23:3
KJVAn 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:
WEBAn Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into Yahweh’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one belonging to them enter into Yahweh’s assembly forever;
YLT`An Ammonite and a Moabite doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of them doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah -- to the age;
Deuteronomy 23:4
KJVBecause 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.
WEBbecause they didn’t meet you with bread and with water on the way, when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
YLTbecause that they have not come before you with bread and with water in the way, in your coming out from Egypt, and because he hath hired against thee Balaam son of Beor, of Pethor of Aram-Naharaim, to revile thee;
Deuteronomy 23:5
KJVNevertheless 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.
WEBNevertheless Yahweh your God wouldn’t listen to Balaam; but Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because Yahweh your God loved you.
YLTand Jehovah thy God hath not been willing to hearken unto Balaam, and Jehovah thy God doth turn for thee the reviling to a blessing, because Jehovah thy God hath loved thee;
Deuteronomy 23:6
KJVThou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
WEBYou shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.
YLTthou dost not seek their peace and their good all thy days -- to the age.
Deuteronomy 23:7
KJVThou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
WEBYou shall not abhor an Edomite; for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
YLT`Thou dost not abominate an Edomite, for thy brother he [is]; thou dost not abominate an Egyptian, for a sojourner thou hast been in his land;
Deuteronomy 23:8
KJVThe children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the Lord in their third generation.
WEBThe children of the third generation who are born to them may enter into Yahweh’s assembly.
YLTsons who are begotten of them, a third generation of them, doth enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
Deuteronomy 23:9
KJVWhen the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.
WEBWhen you go out and camp against your enemies, then you shall keep yourselves from every evil thing.
YLT`When a camp goeth out against thine enemies, then thou hast kept from every evil thing.
Deuteronomy 23:10
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Deuteronomy 23:11
KJVBut 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.
WEBbut it shall be, when evening comes, he shall bathe himself in water. When the sun is down, he shall come within the camp.
YLTand it hath been, at the turning of the evening, he doth bathe with water, and at the going in of the sun he doth come in unto the midst of the camp.
Deuteronomy 23:12
KJVThou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:
WEBYou shall have a place also outside of the camp where you go relieve yourself.
YLT`And a station thou hast at the outside of the camp, and thou hast gone out thither without,
Deuteronomy 23:13
KJVAnd 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:
WEBYou shall have a trowel among your weapons. It shall be, when you relieve yourself, you shall dig with it, and shall turn back and cover your excrement;
YLTand 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;
Deuteronomy 23:14
KJVFor 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.
WEBfor Yahweh 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.
YLTfor Jehovah thy God is walking up and down in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give thine enemies before thee, and thy camp hath been holy, and He doth not see in thee the nakedness of anything, and hath turned back from after thee.
Deuteronomy 23:15
KJVThou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:
WEBYou shall not deliver to his master a servant who has escaped from his master to you.
YLT`Thou dost not shut up a servant unto his lord, who is delivered unto thee from his lord;
Deuteronomy 23:16
KJVHe 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.
WEBHe shall dwell with you, among you, in the place which he shall choose within one of your gates, where it pleases him best. You shall not oppress him.
YLTwith thee he doth dwell, in thy midst, in the place which he chooseth within one of thy gates, where it is pleasing to him; thou dost not oppress him.
Deuteronomy 23:17
KJVThere shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
WEBThere shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
YLT`There is not a whore among the daughters of Israel, nor is there a whoremonger among the sons of Israel;
Deuteronomy 23:18
KJVThou 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.
WEBYou shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the wages of a male prostitute, into the house of Yahweh your God for any vow; for both of these are an abomination to Yahweh your God.
YLTthou dost not bring a gift of a whore, or a price of a dog, into the house of Jehovah thy God, for any vow; for the abomination of Jehovah thy God [are] even both of them.
Deuteronomy 23:19
KJVThou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
WEBYou shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest.
YLT`Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.
Deuteronomy 23:20
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Deuteronomy 23:21
KJVWhen 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.
WEBWhen you vow a vow to Yahweh your God, you shall not be slack to pay it; for Yahweh your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you.
YLT`When thou vowest a vow to Jehovah thy God, thou dost not delay to complete it; for Jehovah thy God doth certainly require it from thee, and it hath been in thee -- sin.
Deuteronomy 23:22
KJVBut if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
WEBBut if you refrain from making a vow, it shall be no sin in you.
YLT`And when thou forbearest to vow, it is not in thee a sin.
Deuteronomy 23:23
KJVThat 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.
WEBYou shall observe and do that which has gone out of your lips. Whatever you have vowed to Yahweh your God as a freewill offering, which you have promised with your mouth, you must do.
YLTThe produce of thy lips thou dost keep, and hast done [it], as thou hast vowed to Jehovah thy God; a free-will-offering, which thou hast spoken with thy mouth.
Deuteronomy 23:24
KJVWhen 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.
WEBWhen you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, then you may eat of grapes your fill at your own pleasure; but you shall not put any in your container.
YLT`When thou comest in unto the vineyard of thy neighbour, then thou hast eaten grapes, according to thy desire, thy sufficiency; but into thy vessel thou dost not put [any].
Deuteronomy 23:25
KJVWhen 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.
WEBWhen you come into your neighbor’s standing grain, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not move a sickle to your neighbor’s standing grain.
YLTWhen thou comest in among the standing-corn of thy neighbour, then thou hast plucked the ears with thy hand, but a sickle thou dost not wave over the standing-corn of thy neighbour.
25 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT