# Deuteronomy 23.15 **Book:** [Deuteronomy](/codex/deuteronomy/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 13. 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: 14. for Jehovah 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 may not see an unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. > > **15. Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:** > > 16. he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it pleaseth him best: thou shalt not oppress him. 17. There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel. (Deuteronomy 23:13-17, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 13. 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; 14. for Yahweh your God walks in the middle of your camp, to deliver you, and to give up your enemies before you. Therefore your camp shall be holy, that he may not see an unclean thing in you, and turn away from you. > > **15. You shall not deliver to his master a servant who has escaped from his master to you.** > > 16. He shall dwell with you, among you, in the place which he shall choose within one of your gates, where it pleases him best. You shall not oppress him. 17. There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel. (Deuteronomy 23:13-17, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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: wilt: Heb. sittest down 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. unclean: Heb. nakedness of any thing > > **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. liketh: Heb. is good for him 17. There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. whore: or, sodomitess (Deuteronomy 23:13-17, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 13. 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; 14. for Jehovah thy God is walking up and down in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give thine enemies before thee, and thy camp hath been holy, and He doth not see in thee the nakedness of anything, and hath turned back from after thee. > > **15. 'Thou dost not shut up a servant unto his lord, who is delivered unto thee from his lord;** > > 16. with thee he doth dwell, in thy midst, in the place which he chooseth within one of thy gates, where it is pleasing to him; thou dost not oppress him. 17. 'There is not a whore among the daughters of Israel, nor is there a whoremonger among the sons of Israel; (Deuteronomy 23:13-17, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Biblical Slavery Objection Defeater](/codex/biblical-slavery-objection-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Christianity Spread Only by the Sword Objection Defeater](/codex/christianity-spread-only-by-the-sword-objection-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Evil God Objection Defeater](/codex/evil-god-objection-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Forever Slavery Objection Defeater](/codex/forever-slavery-objection-defeater/) - [Islamic Sex Slavery Objection Defeater](/codex/islamic-sex-slavery-objection-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Israelite Slavery Possession-vs-Ownership Defeater](/codex/israelite-slavery-possession-vs-ownership-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Objection Defeater](/codex/post-traumatic-slave-syndrome-objection-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Why Didnt God Ban Slavery Objection Defeater](/codex/why-didnt-god-ban-slavery-objection-defeater/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) **Concepts:** - [ANE Legal Codes, Comparative Context](/codex/ane-legal-codes-comparative-context/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Atheism](/codex/atheism/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Biblical Slavery Objection](/codex/biblical-slavery-objection/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Chattel Slavery vs Biblical Servitude](/codex/chattel-slavery-vs-biblical-servitude/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Defining Chattel Slavery and Biblical Servitude](/codex/defining-chattel-slavery-and-biblical-servitude/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Four Pillars of Chattel Slavery](/codex/four-pillars-of-chattel-slavery/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Lesson 4.3, Old Testament Difficulties](/codex/lesson-4-3-old-testament-difficulties/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Old Testament Difficult Texts](/codex/old-testament-difficult-texts/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) - [Slavery](/codex/slavery/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) **People:** - [Joshua Bowen](/codex/joshua-bowen/), via [Deuteronomy 23.15-16](/codex/deuteronomy-23-15-16/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.