Deuteronomy Chapter 23 verse 9 Holy Bible
When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every evil thing.
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When you go out to war and put your tents in position, keep from every evil thing.
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When thou goest forth into camp against thine enemies, then keep thee from every evil thing.
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When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.
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When the host goeth forth against thy enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.
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When you go forth in camp against your enemies, then you shall keep you from every evil thing.
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`When a camp goeth out against thine enemies, then thou hast kept from every evil thing.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersDeuteronomy 23:9-14. PURITY OF THE CAMP.(9) When the host goeth forth against thine enemies . . . keep thee.--"Because Satan maketh his accusations in the hour of danger" (Rashi).(10) Uncleanness that chanceth him by night. As in Leviticus 15:16.(11) When the sun is down.--"No man is clean (after ceremonial uncleanness) except at the going down of the sun" (Rashi).(12) Without the camp.--It must not be forgotten that this is the camp of the army, not the whole encampment of Israel in the wilderness. The entire passage is continuous from Deuteronomy 23:9. Hence the whole discussion raised, after the appearance of Dr. Colenso's work, on the size of the camp of Israel and the possibility of obeying this rule, was simply waste of words, and arose out of a misunderstanding of the matter under consideration. The sanitary value of the rule has been abundantly demonstrated in our own day.(13) A paddle--rather, a pin, or spike, like that with which Jael slew Sisera. The word for "weapon" does not occur elsewhere. The LXX. translates it "a pin or tent-peg at thy girdle;" the Hebrew word (azen) being like the Greek (????). But both Targums interpret the word as "weapon," connecting it with the Hebrew zayin, which has that meaning. The hinder end of the spear in Abner's hand was sharp enough to strike Asahel a fatal blow when he followed him (2Samuel 2:23). Saul's spear also was "stuck in the ground at his bolster" (1Samuel 26:7), probably with its point upwards, by the same spike. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewWhenכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionyou are encampedתֵצֵ֥א (ṯê·ṣê)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proximagainstעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstyour enemies,אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ (’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 341: Hating, an adversarythen you shall keep yourselfוְנִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔ (wə·niš·mar·tā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend tofrom everyמִכֹּ֖ל (mik·kōl)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everywickedרָֽע׃ (rā‘)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 7451: Bad, evilthing.דָּבָ֥ר (dā·ḇār)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causeJump to PreviousArmy Camp Encamped Enemies Evil Host Impure Kept Position Tents War Wicked
