1 H e that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

He who is wounded in the testicles, or has been made a eunuch, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord.

2 A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

A person begotten out of wedlock shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall his descendants not enter into the congregation of the Lord.

3 A n Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the assembly of Jehovah for ever:

An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation their descendants shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord forever,

4 b ecause they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

Because they did not meet you with food and water on the way when you came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired Balaam son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia against you to curse you.

5 N evertheless Jehovah thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but Jehovah thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because Jehovah thy God loved thee.

Nevertheless, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because the Lord your God loves you.

6 T hou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever.

7 T hou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a sojourner in his land.

You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a stranger and temporary resident in his land.

8 T he children of the third generation that are born unto them shall enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

Their children may enter into the congregation of the Lord in their third generation.

9 W hen thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every evil thing.

When you go forth against your enemies and are in camp, you shall keep yourselves from every evil thing.

10 I f there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of that which chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:

If there is among you any man who is not clean by reason of what happens to him at night, then he shall go outside the camp; he shall not come within the camp;

11 b ut it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall bathe himself in water; and when the sun is down, he shall come within the camp.

But when evening comes he shall bathe himself in water, and when the sun is down he may return to the camp.

12 T hou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:

You shall have a place also outside the camp to which you shall go;

13 a nd 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:

And you shall have a paddle or shovel among your weapons, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig a hole with it and turn back and cover up what has come from you.

14 f or 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.

For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you. Therefore shall your camp be holy, that He may see nothing indecent among you and turn away from you.

15 T hou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:

You shall not give up to his master a servant who has escaped from his master to you.

16 h e 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.

He shall dwell with you in your midst wherever he chooses in one of your towns where it pleases him best. You shall not defraud or oppress him.

17 T here shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

There shall be no cult prostitute among the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a cult prostitute (a sodomite) among the sons of Israel.

18 T hou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, or the wages of a dog, into the house of Jehovah thy God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the price of a dog (a sodomite) into the house of the Lord your God as payment of a vow, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

19 T hou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest:

You shall not lend on interest to your brother—interest on money, on victuals, on anything that is lent for interest.

20 u nto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all that thou puttest thy hand unto, in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.

You may lend on interest to a foreigner, but to your brother you shall not lend on interest, that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land to which you go to possess it.

21 W hen thou shalt vow a vow unto Jehovah thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it: for Jehovah thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not be slack in paying it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and slackness would be sin in you.

22 B ut if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

But if you refrain from vowing, it will not be sin in you.

23 T hat which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed unto Jehovah thy God, a freewill-offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

The vow which has passed your lips you shall be watchful to perform, a voluntary offering which you have made to the Lord your God, which you have promised with your mouth.

24 W hen thou comest into thy neighbor's vineyard, then thou mayest eat of grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.

When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you please, but you shall not put any in your vessel.

25 W hen thou comest into thy neighbor's standing grain, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thy hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbor's standing grain.

When you come into the standing grain of your neighbor, you may pluck the ears with your hand, but you shall not put a sickle to your neighbor’s standing grain.