Deuteronomy 23:10

When there is in thy midst a man who is not clean through a mischance of the night, then shall he go forth unto the outside of the camp, he shall not come into the midst of the camp;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

9When thou goest forth into camp against thine enemies, then shalt thou beware of everything foul.

11but it shall be, when the evening cometh on, he shall bathe himself in water,—and at the going in of the sun, he shall come into the midst of the camp.

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Cross References

Leviticus 15:16And, when there goeth out from, any man, an outflow of seed, then shall he bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the evening.

Joshua 6:18But, in any wise, do, ye, beware of what is devoted, lest ye should covet, and then take of what is devoted,—and so cause the camp of Israel to be devoted, and bring trouble upon it.

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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