Deuteronomy 23:14

For the Lord your God is walking among your tents, to keep you safe and to give up into your hands those who are fighting against you; then let your tents be holy, so that he may see no unclean thing among you, and be turned away from you.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13And have among your arms a spade; and when you have been to that place, let that which comes from you be covered up with earth:

15Do not give back to his master a servant who has gone in flight from his master and come to you:

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Cross References

Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,

Leviticus 26:12And I will be present among you and will be your God and you will be my people.

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 →

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