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Deuteronomychapter 23

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Deuteronomy 23Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Who may enter the assembly of the LORD1

Deuteronomy 23:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

Onkelos Deuteronomy 23:1

Targum
A man may not marry his father’s wife, and may not expose the edge of his father’s garment.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

Deuteronomy 23:10· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

Ramban on Deuteronomy 23:10

RambanSpain, 1194–1270· Commentary
WHEN THOU GOEST FORTH IN CAMP AGAINST THINE ENEMIES, THEN THOU SHALT KEEP THEE FROM EVERY EVIL — “because Satan indicts [people] in the hour of danger.” This is Rashi’s language.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

Onkelos Deuteronomy 23:10

Targum
When you go out to encamp against your enemies take precautions from every evil thing.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Metsudah Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009 [with Onkelos translation]

Deuteronomy 23:11· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

Rashi on Deuteronomy 23:11

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
מקרה לילה [IF THERE BE AMONG YOU ANY MAN THAT IS NOT CLEAN BY REASON OF] UNCLEANNESS THAT CHANCETH HIM BY NIGHT — By night: Scripture speaks of what usually occurs (but the law applies also if the uncleanness happens at day time) (Sifrei Devarim:3).

Read it in full at Sefaria · Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934