Deuteronomy 23:17
There shall be no female devotee of the daughters of Israel,—neither shall there be, a male devotee, of the sons of Israel.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
Genesis 19:4Ere yet they lay down, the men of the city—the men of Sodom, had come round against the house, from youth even unto age,—all the people from every quarter,
Deuteronomy 22:21then shall they bring forth the damsel into the entrance of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die, because she hath wrought wickedness in Israel, by committing unchastity in her father’s house,—so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst.
Judges 19:22They, were gladdening their heart, when lo! men of the city, men of the sons of the Abandoned One, beset the house round about, beating violently against the door,—and they spake unto the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring forth the man that hath entered into thy house, that we may know him.
1 Kings 15:12and he put away the male devotees out of the land,—and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
2 Kings 23:7and he brake down the houses of the male devotees, which were in the house of Yahweh,—where the women did weave houses to the Sacred Stem;
Romans 1:26For this cause, God gave them up unto dishonourable passions; for, even their females, exchanged away the natural use into that which is against nature,—
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 →