Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 23:17–18

¹⁷No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute. ¹⁸You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male,^b into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.

Footnotes

b 23:18 Hebrew or a dog

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Deuteronomy 23:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
daughter	מִבְּנ֣וֹת	mib·bə·nō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
or	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
son	מִבְּנֵ֥י	mib·bə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
is to be	תִהְיֶ֥ה	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a shrine prostitute	קָדֵ֖שׁ	qā·ḏêš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6945 temple-prostitute

Deuteronomy 23:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bring	תָבִיא֩	ṯā·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the wages	אֶתְנַ֨ן	’eṯ·nan	Noun - masculine singular construct	H868 hire
of a prostitute	זוֹנָ֜ה	zō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
whether female	זוֹנָ֜ה	zō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
or male	כֶּ֗לֶב	ke·leḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3611 dog
into the house	בֵּ֛ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
to fulfill any	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
vow	נֶ֑דֶר	ne·ḏer	Noun - masculine singular	H5088 vow
because	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
both	שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃	šə·nê·hem	Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
are detestable	תוֹעֲבַ֛ת	ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8441 abomination
to the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 23:17 2 Kings 23:7 · 1 Kings 14:24 · Leviticus 19:29 · 1 Kings 15:12 · 1 Kings 22:46 · Deuteronomy 22:21 · 1 Timothy 1:10 · Romans 1:26–28 · 1 Corinthians 6:9

Deuteronomy 23:18 Philippians 3:2 · Revelation 22:15 · Matthew 7:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.