1 "1Noone who is emasculated* or has his maleorgancutoff shall enter the assembly of the LORD.
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"Noone of illegitimatebirth shall enter the assembly of the LORD; none of his descendants, even to the tenthgeneration, shall enter the assembly of the LORD.
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"2NoAmmonite or Moabite shall enter the assembly of the LORD; none of their descendants, even to the tenthgeneration, shall everenter the assembly of the LORD,
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3because** they did not meet you with food and water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hiredagainst you 4Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you
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"Nevertheless, the LORD your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the LORD your God5turned the curse into a blessing for you because the LORD your God6loves you.
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"7You shall never*seek their peace or their prosperityall your days.
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"You shall not detest an Edomite, for 8he is your brother; you shall not detest an Egyptian, 9because you were an alien in his land.
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"The sons of the thirdgenerationwho are born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.
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"When you go out as an armyagainst your enemies, you shall keep yourself from everyevilthing.
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"10If there is among you anymanwho is unclean*because of a nocturnalemission, then he must gooutside** the camp; he may not reenter* the camp.
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"But it shall be when eveningapproaches, he shall bathe himself with water, and at sundown* he may reenter* the camp.
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"You shall also have a placeoutside* the camp and go out there,
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and you shall have a spadeamong your tools, and it shall be when you sitdownoutside, you shall dig with it and shall turn to cover up your excrement.
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"Since11the LORD your Godwalks in the midst of your camp to deliver you and to defeat your enemiesbefore you, therefore your camp must be 12holy; and He must not seeanythingindecent among you or He will turnaway from you
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"13You shall not handover to his master a slavewho has escaped from his master to you.
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"He shall live with you in your midst, in the placewhich he shall choose in one of your towns where it pleases him; 14you shall not mistreat him.
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"15None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cultprostitute, 16nor shall any of the sons of Israel be a cultprostitute.
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"You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a 17dog into the house of the LORD your God for anyvotiveoffering, for both* of these are an abomination to the LORD your God.
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"18You shall not chargeinterest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest
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"19You may chargeinterest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen you shall not chargeinterest, so that 20the LORD your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the landwhich you are about to enter to possess.
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"21When you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for it would be sin in you, and the LORD your God will surelyrequire it of you
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"However, if you refrain from vowing, it would not be sin in you.
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"You shall be careful to performwhatgoes out from your lips, just as you have voluntarilyvowed to the LORD your God, what you have promised.
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"When you enter your neighbor'svineyard, then you may eatgrapes until you are fullysatisfied, but you shall not put any in your basket.
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"22When you enter your neighbor'sstandinggrain, then you may pluck the heads with your hand, but you shall not wield a sickle in your neighbor'sstandinggrain.