Deuteronomy 23:11
But it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall bathe himself in water, and when the sun is down, he shall come inside the camp.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
12Thou shall have a place also outside the camp, where thou shall go forth abroad.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:25And whoever bears [any] of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 15:5And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 15:13And when he who has an issue is cleansed of his issue, then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
Leviticus 15:17And every garment, and every skin, on which is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.
Psalms 51:2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Ezekiel 36:25And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness, and from all your idols.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:10-15
Moral and Ceremonial Purity Enjoined. ( b. c. 1451.) 9 When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing. 10 If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp: 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. 12 Thou shalt have a place also without the camp,… Read the whole commentary →