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Deuteronomy 23:16-18
Contemporary English Version
Deuteronomy 23:16-18
Contemporary English Version
16 Instead, you must let them choose which one of your towns they want to live in. Don't be cruel to runaway slaves.
Temple Prostitutes
Moses said:
17 (A) People of Israel, don't any of you ever be temple prostitutes.[a] 18 The Lord your God is disgusted with men and women who are prostitutes of any kind, and he will not accept a gift from them, even if it had been promised to him.
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- 23.17 temple prostitutes: Some Canaanites worshiped by going to their temples and having sex with prostitutes that represented their gods.
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