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

“No man who has his sex part crushed or cut off will go into the meeting of the Lord.

2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord.

No one who was born to parents who were not married will go into the meeting of the Lord. And none of his children will go into the meeting of the Lord, even to the children’s children of ten families in the future.

3 A n Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever:

No Ammonite or Moabite will go into the meeting of the Lord. None of their children will go into the meeting of the Lord, even to the children’s children of ten families of the future,

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 of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

because they did not meet you with food and water on your way from Egypt, and they paid Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia to curse you.

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

But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam. Instead He changed the curse into good for you, because the Lord your God loves you.

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

Do nothing for their peace or their well-being all your days.

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

“Do not hate an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not hate an Egyptian. For you were a stranger in his land.

8 T he children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the Lord in their third generation.

Their great-grandchildren may go into the meeting of the Lord. The Camp Is to Be Clean

9 W hen the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.

“When you go as an army against those who hate you, keep yourself away from every sinful thing.

10 I f 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:

If there is any man among you who is unclean because he had a flow from his body during the night, he must go away from the tents. He must not come among the tents.

11 B ut 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.

When evening comes he must wash his body with water. And when the sun goes down he may return to the tents.

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

“You should have a place to go away from the tents.

13 A nd 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:

You should have a tool there to dig with. Use it to dig a hole when you sit down outside. Then use it to cover the waste from your body.

14 F or 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.

Because the Lord your God walks among your tents to set you free and make you win the battle against those who hate you, the place where your tents are must be holy. He must not see anything among you that is unclean and turn away from you. Different Laws

15 T hou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

“If a servant runs away from his owner and comes to you, do not return him to his owner.

16 H e 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.

Let him stay with you, in the place he chooses in one of your towns, where it pleases him. Do not make it hard for him.

17 T here shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

“No daughter of Israel is to sell the use of her body in worship to a strange god. And no son of Israel is to sell the use of his body for a strange god.

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

You must not bring the pay of a woman who sells the use of her body or of a man who does sex sins into the house of the Lord your God for any promised gift. For the Lord your God hates both of these.

19 T hou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

Do not make your brothers pay you for the use of money, food, or anything you might give them to use.

20 U nto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

You may make a stranger pay you for the use of money, but not your brother. So the Lord your God may bring good to you in all you do in the land you are going into to have for your own.

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

“When you make a promise to the Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it. It would be sin in you, for the Lord your God will be sure to ask you for it.

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

But if you do not make a promise, it would not be sin in you.

23 T hat which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.

Be careful to do what you say you are going to do. Keep the promise you have made to the Lord your God because you want to.

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

“When you go into your neighbor’s grape-field, you may eat grapes until you are full. But do not put any in your basket.

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

When you go into your neighbor’s grain field, you may pick the heads with your hand. But do not cut down any of your neighbor’s standing grain.