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Deuteronomy 23:18-20
New Catholic Bible
Deuteronomy 23:18-20
New Catholic Bible
18 No Israelite woman is to become a sacred prostitute, nor is an Israelite man to be a sacred prostitute. 19 You are not to bring the wages of a female prostitute or a male prostitute[a] into the shrine of the Lord, your God, to pay for any vow. Both of these are abominations to the Lord, your God.
20 [b]Do not charge your brother interest, whether it be on money or food or anything else that could earn interest.
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- Deuteronomy 23:19 Male prostitute: probably in a pagan temple.
- Deuteronomy 23:20 Charging interest on a loan was regarded as usury down to modern times.
Deuteronomy 23:18-20
New International Version
Deuteronomy 23:18-20
New International Version
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.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 23:18 Hebrew of a dog
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