Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 23:18

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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Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You must notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
bringתָבִיא֩ṯā·ḇîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
the wagesאֶתְנַ֨ן’eṯ·nanNoun - masculine singular constructH868 hire
of a prostituteזוֹנָ֜הzō·w·nāhNoun - feminine singularH2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
whether femaleזוֹנָ֜הzō·w·nāhNoun - feminine singularH2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
or maleכֶּ֗לֶבke·leḇNoun - masculine singularH3611 dog
into the houseבֵּ֛יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
to fulfill anyלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
vowנֶ֑דֶרne·ḏerNoun - masculine singularH5088 vow
becauseכִּ֧יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃šə·nê·hemNumber - masculine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH8147 two
are detestableתוֹעֲבַ֛תṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8441 abomination
to the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.