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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/23.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When you are encamped against your enemies, keep away from everything impure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“When you go to war against your enemies, be sure to stay away from anything that is impure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every evil thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every wicked thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“When the army goes out against your enemies, then keep yourself from every wicked thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When you go out as an army against your enemies, you shall be on guard against every evil thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When you go out as an army against your enemies, you shall keep yourself from every evil thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“When you go out as an army against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every evil thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“When you go out as an army against your enemies, you shall keep yourself from every evil thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“When you go out as an army [to fight] against your enemies, you shall keep yourselves from every evil [thing].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When you are encamped against your enemies, be careful to avoid anything offensive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you are encamped against your enemies, be careful to avoid anything offensive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every evil thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you men go off to fight your enemies, make sure your camp is acceptable to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every evil thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When you're at war and have set up camp to fight your enemies, stay away from anything that will make you unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"When you are in camp in time of war, you are to avoid anything that would make you ritually unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"When you are encamped for battle against your enemies, be on guard against every form of impropriety. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every wicked thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When you go out as an army against your enemies, guard yourselves against anything impure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When you go forth in camp against your enemies, then you shall keep yourselves from every evil thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When the host goeth forth against thy enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When you go out and camp against your enemies, then you shall keep yourselves from every evil thing. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When a camp goes out against your enemies, then you have kept from every evil thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'When a camp goeth out against thine enemies, then thou hast kept from every evil thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />When the camp shall go forth against thine enemies, and watch thyself from every evil word.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When thou goest out to war against thy enemies, thou shalt keep thyself from every evil thing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />When you have gone out to war against your enemies, you shall keep yourself from everything that is evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When in camp during an expedition against your enemies, you shall keep yourselves from anything bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When you are encamped against your enemies you shall guard against any impropriety.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When you go forth into the camp against your enemies, you shall beware of every wicked thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when you go out into the camp against your enemies, beware of anything evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every evil thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if thou shouldest go forth to engage with thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every wicked thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=6296" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Uncleanness in the Camp</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṯê·ṣê (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">you are encamped</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ma·ḥă·neh (N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">your enemies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: wə·niš·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">then you shall keep yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">from every</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">thing.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/31-19.htm">Numbers 31:19-24</a></span><br />All of you who have killed a person or touched the dead are to remain outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and the seventh day you are to purify both yourselves and your captives. / And purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s hair, and every article of wood.” / Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/3-5.htm">Joshua 3:5</a></span><br />Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">1 Samuel 21:4-5</a></span><br />“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.” / David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-11.htm">2 Samuel 11:11</a></span><br />Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Leviticus 15:31</a></span><br />You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a></span><br />Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a></span><br />But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-7</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a></span><br />Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a></span><br />Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3-4</a></span><br />Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? / He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a></span><br />Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/3-3.htm">Zechariah 3:3-5</a></span><br />Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel. / So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.” / Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When the host goes forth against your enemies, then keep you from every wicked thing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/6-18.htm">Joshua 6:18</a></b></br> And ye, in any wise keep <i>yourselves</i> from the accursed thing, lest ye make <i>yourselves</i> accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-11.htm">Joshua 7:11-13</a></b></br> Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put <i>it</i> even among their own stuff… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/20-26.htm">Judges 20:26</a></b></br> Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/20-9.htm">Army</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-15.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/numbers/33-49.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-10.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-24.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-3.htm">Host</a> <a href="/numbers/5-14.htm">Impure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Position</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-10.htm">War</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">Army</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-10.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/joshua/4-19.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-14.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">Host</a> <a href="/job/14-4.htm">Impure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/joshua/8-4.htm">Position</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-11.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">War</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-1.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm">Who may or may not enter into the congregation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Uncleanness is to be avoided in the host</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-15.htm">Of the fugitive servant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-17.htm">Of filthiness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Of abominable sacrifices</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-19.htm">Of usury</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-20.htm">Of vows</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-24.htm">Of trespass</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The encampment signifies a temporary dwelling, often set up in strategic locations. Biblically, this reflects the transient nature of life and the need for vigilance. The Israelites' enemies were often the pagan nations surrounding them, representing spiritual and moral challenges. This context underscores the importance of spiritual readiness and purity, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a>, where believers are called to put on the full armor of God.<p><b>then you shall keep yourself from every wicked thing</b><br>This command emphasizes the necessity of holiness, especially in times of conflict. The term "wicked thing" encompasses moral impurity, idolatry, and disobedience to God's laws. In the ancient Near Eastern context, military camps were places where discipline was crucial, and any moral lapse could lead to defeat. This principle is echoed in <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>, where believers are called to be holy in all conduct. The call to purity can also be seen as a type of Christ, who was without sin and serves as the ultimate example of holiness. The Israelites' need to maintain purity in the camp foreshadows the New Testament teaching that the body is a temple of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a>), highlighting the ongoing call for believers to live righteously.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being instructed by Moses on how to conduct themselves during military campaigns.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader and prophet who is delivering God's laws and instructions to the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/encampment.htm">Encampment</a></b><br>The temporary living quarters of the Israelites as they prepare for battle against their enemies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The opposing forces that the Israelites are preparing to confront in battle.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wicked_thing.htm">Wicked Thing</a></b><br>Refers to any form of sin or impurity that could defile the camp and hinder God's presence and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_preparation.htm">Holiness in Preparation</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were to maintain purity in their camp, Christians are called to prepare their hearts and lives for spiritual battles by avoiding sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_sin.htm">The Impact of Sin</a></b><br>Sin can hinder our relationship with God and affect our spiritual victories, just as it could impact the Israelites' success in battle.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vigilance_against_temptation.htm">Vigilance Against Temptation</a></b><br>Being encamped against enemies symbolizes the constant presence of spiritual warfare, requiring vigilance and a commitment to righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The purity of the camp was a collective responsibility, reminding us that our actions affect the broader community of believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_favor.htm">God's Presence and Favor</a></b><br>Maintaining holiness invites God's presence and favor, essential for overcoming challenges and achieving victory.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><a href="/context/deuteronomy/23-9.htm" title="When the host goes forth against your enemies, then keep you from every wicked thing.">Deuteronomy 23:9-14</a>. <span class= "bld">PURITY OF THE CAMP.</span><p>(9) <span class= "bld">When the host goeth forth against thine enemies . . . keep thee.</span>--"Because Satan maketh his accusations in the hour of danger" (Rashi).<p>(10) <span class= "bld">Uncleanness that chanceth him by night.</span> As in <a href="/leviticus/15-16.htm" title="And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.">Leviticus 15:16</a>.<p>(11) <span class= "bld">When the sun is down.</span>--"No man is clean (after ceremonial uncleanness) except at the going down of the sun" (Rashi).<p>(12) <span class= "bld">Without the camp.</span>--It must not be forgotten that this is the camp of the <span class= "ital">army, </span>not the whole encampment of Israel in the wilderness. The entire passage is continuous from <a href="/deuteronomy/23-9.htm" title="When the host goes forth against your enemies, then keep you from every wicked thing.">Deuteronomy 23:9</a>. Hence the whole discussion raised, after the appearance of Dr. Colenso's work, on the size of the camp of Israel and the possibility of obeying this rule, was simply waste of words, and arose out of a misunderstanding of the matter under consideration. The sanitary value of the rule has been abundantly demonstrated in our own day.<p>(13) <span class= "bld">A paddle</span>--rather, a pin, or spike, like that with which Jael slew Sisera. The word for "weapon" does not occur elsewhere. The LXX. translates it <span class= "ital">"</span>a pin or tent-peg <span class= "ital">at thy girdle;" </span>the Hebrew word (<span class= "ital">azen</span>) being like the Greek (<span class= "greekheb">????</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>But both Targums interpret the word as "weapon," connecting it with the Hebrew <span class= "ital">zayin, </span>which has that meaning. The <span class= "ital">hinder end of the spear </span>in Abner's hand was sharp enough to strike Asahel a fatal blow when he followed him (<a href="/2_samuel/2-23.htm" title="However, he refused to turn aside: why Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.">2Samuel 2:23</a>). Saul's spear also was "stuck in the ground at his bolster" (<a href="/1_samuel/26-7.htm" title="So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.">1Samuel 26:7</a>), probably with its point upwards, by the same spike. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are encamped</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵצֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your enemies,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then you shall keep yourself</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niš·mar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from every</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רָֽע׃</span> <span class="translit">(rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thing.</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּבָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Deuteronomy 23:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Deuteronomy 23:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Deuteronomy 23:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Deuteronomy 23:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Deuteronomy 23:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Deuteronomy 23:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Deuteronomy 23:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Deuteronomy 23:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Deuteronomy 23:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Deuteronomy 23:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 23:9 When you go forth in camp against (Deut. 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