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Deuteronomy 23:15

Thou shalt not deliver up a slave unto his lord,—one who maketh his escape unto thee, from his lord:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

In Context

14for, Yahweh thy God, walketh to and fro in the midst of thy camp, to rescue thee, and to deliver up thine enemies before thee, so shall thy camps be holy,—and he shall see in thee no shameful thing, that he should turn away from following thee.

16with thee, shall he remain in thy midst, in the place which he shall choose in any of thy gates where it seemeth good to him,—thou shalt not oppress him.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:12But I will walk to and fro in your midst, And will be unto you a God, And, ye, shall be unto me a people.

1 Samuel 30:15And David said unto him, Wilt thou bring me down unto this troop? And he said—Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt not put me to death, neither wilt thou surrender me into the hand of my lord, and I will bring thee down unto this troop.

Isaiah 12:6Make shrill thy voice and sing out thou inhabitress of Zion,—That great in the midst of thee, is the Holy One of Israel.

Obadiah 1:14Neither do thou stand at the parting of the way, to cut off his fugitives,—neither do thou deliver up his survivors—in the day of distress.

Zephaniah 3:17Yahweh, thy God, in the midst of thee, as a mighty one, will save,—will be glad over thee with rejoicing, will be silent in his love, will exult over thee with shouts of triumph.

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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