Deuteronomy 23

Gen Z: Deuteronomy 23

1If you're hurt down there or got your stuff cut off, you can't roll with the squad at the Lord's place.

2If you're a total illegitimate child, you can’t vibe with the Lord's crew; not even for ten generations, fam.

3Ammonites and Moabites can't join the Lord's squad; even their tenth generation is outta luck, fr.

4They didn't show you any love with food or water when you left Egypt, and they hired Balaam to throw shade at you.

5But the Lord wasn’t having it with Balaam; instead, He flipped that curse into a blessing 'cause He’s got mad love for you.

6Don’t even think about seeking their peace or good vibes, like, ever.

7Don't hate on the Edomites; they're your fam. And don't trip on Egyptians either, 'cause you were once a stranger in their land.

8The kids born from them can join the Lord's crew in their third generation, no cap.

9When the squad goes to battle against your enemies, stay clear of anything sus.

10If any dude among you is unclean 'cause of nighttime issues, he gotta dip out of the camp, no exceptions.

11But when evening hits, he should wash up and then come back to the camp, periodt.

12You gotta have a spot outside the camp where you can go chill.

13And keep a paddle with your gear; when you gotta do your business, dig a hole and cover it up, fam.

14The Lord walks in your camp to save you and handle your enemies, so keep it holy; don’t let Him see anything dirty.

15Don’t send back a runaway servant to their master; that’s just savage.

16Let them chill with you, wherever they vibe best in your gates; don’t oppress them, for real.

17No ho's among the daughters of Israel, and no dudes acting sus among the sons, that’s a hard pass.

18Don’t bring the pay of a ho or the price of a dog into the Lord's house for any promises; both are a big no-no to the Lord.

19Don’t charge your brother interest on loans, whether it's cash, food, or anything else; that’s just wrong.

20You can charge strangers interest, but not your bro; that way, the Lord can bless all your hustle in the land you’re claiming.

21When you make a promise to the Lord, don’t sleep on paying it back; He’s gonna expect it, and that’s straight-up sin if you don’t.

22But if you choose not to make a promise, that’s cool, no sin in that.

23Keep your word on what you say; even if it’s a freewill offering, do what you promised the Lord with your mouth.

24When you hit up your neighbor’s vineyard, eat all the grapes you want, but don’t take any with you, fam.

25When you’re in your neighbor’s cornfield, you can grab some with your hands, but don’t bust out a sickle on it.

KJV: Deuteronomy 23

1He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord.

2A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord.

3An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever:

4Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

5Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.

6Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

7Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.

8The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the Lord in their third generation.

9When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.

10If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:

11But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.

12Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:

13And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:

14For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.

15Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

16He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.

17There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

18Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God.

19Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

20Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

21When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

22But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

23That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

24When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.

25When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn.

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