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18 You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a [a](A)dog into the house of Yahweh your God for any votive offering, for both of these are an abomination to Yahweh your God.

19 (B)You shall not charge interest to your brother: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest. 20 (C)You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your brother you shall not charge interest, so that (D)Yahweh your God may bless you in all [b]that you send forth your hand to do in the land which you are about to enter to [c]possess.

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  1. Deuteronomy 23:18 Male prostitute, sodomite
  2. Deuteronomy 23:20 Lit the putting forth of your hand
  3. Deuteronomy 23:20 Lit possess it

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.(A)

19 Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.(B) 20 You may charge a foreigner(C) interest, but not a fellow Israelite, so that the Lord your God may bless(D) you in everything you put your hand to in the land you are entering to possess.

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  1. Deuteronomy 23:18 Hebrew of a dog