Deuteronomy 23:17
He shall dwell with thee, he shall dwell among you where he shall please; thou shalt not afflict him.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
In Context
16Thou shalt not deliver a servant to his master, who coming from his master attaches himself to thee.
Cross References
Genesis 19:4But before they went to sleep, the men of the city, the Sodomites, compassed the house, both young and old, all the people together.
Deuteronomy 22:21then shall they bring out the damsel to the doors of her father’s house, and shall stone her with stones, and she shall die; because she has wrought folly among the children of Israel, to defile the house of her father by whoring: so thou shalt remove the evil one from among you.
Judges 19:22And they were comforting their heart, when, behold, the men of the city, sons of transgressors, compassed the house, knocking at the door: and they spoke to the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring out the man who came into thy house, that we may know him.
1 Kings 15:12And he removed the sodomites out of the land, and abolished all the practices which his fathers had kept up.
2 Kings 23:7And he pulled down the house of the sodomites that were by the house of the Lord, where the women wove tents for the grove.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:16-25
Protection of Fugitives; The Law Concerning Usury. ( b. c. 1451.) 15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: 16 He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. 17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for… Read the whole commentary →