Deuteronomy 23:13
And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:
Deuteronomy 23:13 in other translations
| BSB | And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement. |
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| WEB | You shall have a trowel among your weapons. It shall be, when you relieve yourself, you shall dig with it, and shall turn back and cover your excrement; |
| ASV | and thou shalt have a paddle among thy weapons; and it shall be, when thou sittest down abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee: |
| YLT | and a nail thou hast on thy staff, and it hath been, in thy sitting without, that thou hast digged with it, and turned back, and covered thy filth; |
| DARBY | And thou shalt have a shovel amongst thy weapons, and it shall be, when thou sittest down abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which is come from thee. |
| BBE | And 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: |
| Webster | And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon: and it shall be when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig with it, and shalt turn back, and cover that which cometh from thee: |
What does Deuteronomy 23:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 23:9-14
9-14. When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing--from the excesses incident to camp life, as well as from habits of personal neglect and impurity.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 23:9-14
The camp of the Lord must have nothing offensive in it. If there must be this care taken to preserve the body clean, much more should we be careful to keep the mind pure.
Deuteronomy 23:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 23:13
- Ezekiel 24:6-8
Wherefore thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it. For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 23:12
Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:
- Deuteronomy 23:13
And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:
- Deuteronomy 23:14
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.
Deuteronomy 23:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tendrás también una estaca entre tus armas; y será que, cuando estuvieres allí fuera, cavarás con ella, y luego al volverte cubrirás tu excremento: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et tu auras un endroit hors du camp, et tu sortiras là dehors; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und du sollst eine Schaufel unter deinem Geräte haben; und es soll geschehen, wenn du dich draußen hinsetzest, so sollst du damit graben, und sollst dich umwenden und deine Ausleerung bedecken. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | gerens paxillum in balteo: cumque sederis, fodies per circuitum, et egesta humo operies |