Miscellaneous Laws

15 (A)“You shall not give back to his master the slave who has escaped from his master to you. 16 He may dwell with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it [a]seems best to him; (B)you shall not oppress him.

17 “There shall be no ritual [b]harlot (C)of the daughters of Israel, or a (D)perverted[c] one of the sons of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 23:16 pleases him best
  2. Deuteronomy 23:17 Heb. qedeshah, fem. of qadesh (next note)
  3. Deuteronomy 23:17 Heb. qadesh, one practicing sodomy and prostitution in religious rituals

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