Deuteronomy 23:13-15

Uncleanness in the Camp

¹³ And you shall have a trowel with your tools, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig a hole with it and turn back and cover up your excrement. ¹⁴ Because _u the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.

Miscellaneous Laws

¹⁵ _v "You shall not give up to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you.

Cross References
Leviticus 26:12
And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people.

Cross References
1 Samuel 30:15
And David said to him, "Will you take me down to this band?" And he said, "Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this band.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Deuteronomy 23:13

Strong's Concordance

Deuteronomy 23:13

And thou shalt have a paddleH3489 upon thy weapon;H240 and it shall be, when thou wilt easeH3427 thyself abroad,H2351 thou shalt digH2658 therewith, and shalt turn backH7725 and coverH3680 that which comethH6627 from thee:

Notes

Deuteronomy 23:13 - 15

And you shall have a trowel with your tools, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig a hole with it and turn back and cover up your excrement. Because the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you, therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you. ...

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