Deuteronomy 23:14

For 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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֨ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
walketh	מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ mit.ha.Lekh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, hithpael active participle, masculine singular absolute
midst	בְּקֶ֣רֶב be.Ke.rev	H7130	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
camp	מַחֲנֶ֗ךָ ma.cha.Ne.kha	H4264	an encampment (of travellers or troops) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
deliver	לְהַצִּֽילְךָ֙ le.ha.tzi.le.Kha	H5337	to snatch away · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
up	וְלָתֵ֤ת ve.la.Tet	H5414	to give · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
enemies	אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ 'o.ye.Vei.kha	H341	hating · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
before	לְפָנֶ֔יךָ le.fa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
camp	מַחֲנֶ֖יךָ ma.cha.Nei.kha	H4264	an encampment (of travellers or troops) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
holy	קָד֑וֹשׁ ka.Do.osh	H6918	sacred (ceremonially or morally) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
see	יִרְאֶ֤ה yir.'Eh	H7200	to see · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
unclean	עֶרְוַ֣ת 'er.Vat	H6172	nudity · noun, common feminine singular construct
thing	דָּבָ֔ר da.Var	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular absolute
away	וְשָׁ֖ב ve.Shav	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
thee	מֵאַחֲרֶֽיךָ me.'a.cha.Rei.kha	H310	properly · preposition + cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be t…
Leviticus 26:12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and w…
Exodus 3:5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:9-14

Israel was now encamped, and this vast army was just entering upon action, which was likely to keep them together for a long time, and therefore it was fit to give them particular directions for the good ordering of their camp. And the charge is in one word to be clean. They must take care to keep their camp pure from moral, ceremonial, and natural pollution. I. From moral pollution (Deu 23:9): When the host goes forth against thy enemy then look upon thyself as in a special manner engaged to keep thyself from every evil thing. 1. The soldiers themselves must take heed of sin, for sin takes off the edge of valour; guilt makes men cowards. Those that put their lives in their hands are concern…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 23:9

When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing--from the excesses incident to camp life, as well as from habits of personal neglect and impurity.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 23:14

For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp,.... In the tabernacle, which moved when the host marched after the camps of Judah and Reuben, and before those of Ephraim and Dan, in the midst of them: this was the position of it while in the wilderness, and afterwards when they came into the land of Canaan, and went to war with their enemies, the ark sometimes went with them, the symbol of the divine Presence; and here it is made a reason why they should avoid all uncleanness, since the holy God, or that token of his, presence, was in the midst of them: to deliver thee, and give up thine enemies before thee: to save them from falling into the hands of their enemies, and to deliver th…

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John Calvin on Deuteronomy 23:9-14

Deuteronomy 23:9-14 9. When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing. 9. Quum egressus fueris in exercitu contra hostes tuos, cave ab omni re mala. 10. If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp: 10. Si fuerit in te quispiam non of mundus casu nocturno, egredietur extra castra, nec ingredietur in medium castrorum 11. But 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. 11. quum autem aspexerit vesperum, lavabit se aqua: et quum occub…

Dictionary and topics

Anthropomorphisms · .Walking — .Walking
Cleanliness · Regulation relating to, in — Regulation relating to, in
Defilement · Those under, removed from the camp — Those under, removed from the camp

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 23:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:9-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 23:9

John Gill on Deuteronomy 23:14

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 23:9-14

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 23:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:9-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 23:9

John Gill on Deuteronomy 23:14

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 23:9-14

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 23:9-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 23:14

Rashi on Deuteronomy 23:14