17 (A)None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, (B)nor shall any of the sons of Israel be a cult prostitute. 18 You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a [a](C)dog into the house of the Lord your God for any votive offering, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

19 (D)You shall not charge interest to your [b]countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest.

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  1. Deuteronomy 23:18 I.e. male prostitute, sodomite
  2. Deuteronomy 23:19 Lit brother

17 No Israelite man(A) or woman is to become a shrine prostitute.(B) 18 You must not bring the earnings of a female prostitute or of a male prostitute[a] into the house of the Lord your God to pay any vow, because the Lord your God detests them both.(C)

19 Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.(D)

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  1. Deuteronomy 23:18 Hebrew of a dog