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Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and you shall have an implement among your equipment, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and turn and cover your refuse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and you shall have a spade among your tools, and it shall be when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and shall turn and cover up your excrement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and you shall have a spade among your tools, and it shall be when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and shall turn to cover up your excrement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and you shall have a spade among your tools, and it shall be when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and shall turn to cover up your excrement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and you shall have a spade among your tools, and it shall be when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and shall turn to cover up your excrement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and you shall have a spade among your tools, and when you [prepare to] sit down outside [to relieve yourself], you shall dig <i>a hole</i> with it and shall turn and cover up your waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to have a digging tool in your equipment; when you relieve yourself, dig a hole with it and cover up your excrement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must have a digging tool in your equipment; when you relieve yourself, dig a hole with it and cover up your excrement. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And make sure that you have a small shovel in your equipment. When you go out to the toilet area, use the shovel to dig a hole. Then, after you relieve yourself, bury the waste in the hole. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You must carry a pointed stick as part of your equipment. When you go outside to squat, dig a hole with it. When you're done, cover up your excrement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Carry a stick as part of your equipment, so that when you have a bowel movement you can dig a hole and cover it up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Include a spade among your equipment so that when you squat to relieve yourself, you can dig a hole and then cover your excrement. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must have a spade among your other equipment and when you relieve yourself outside you must dig a hole with the spade and then turn and cover your excrement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and you shall have a spade among your tools; and it shall be, when you sit down outside, you shall dig therewith, and shall turn and cover that which comes from you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon: and it shall be when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig with it, and shalt turn back, and cover that which cometh from thee:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have a peg on your staff, and it has been, in your sitting outside, that you have dug with it, and turned back, and covered your filth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a peg shall be to thee upon thy utensil: and it was in thy sitting down without, and digging with it, and turn thou back and cover thy excrement:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Carrying a paddle at thy girdle. And when thou sittest down, thou shalt dig round about, and with the earth that is dug up thou shalt cover <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />carrying a small shovel at your belt. And when you would sit down, you shall dig around, and then, with the soil that was dug up, you shall cover<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall keep a trowel in your equipment and, when you go outside to relieve yourself, you shall dig a hole with it and then cover up your excrement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />With your utensils you shall have a trowel; when you relieve yourself outside, you shall dig a hole with it and then cover up your excrement.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall have a peg upon your weapon; and it shall be, when you relieve yourself, you shall dig with it, and then you shall cover your dung;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall have a trowel on your weapon and when you put down the waters of your legs, dig with it and cover your dung:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and thou shalt have a trowel on thy girdle; and it shall come to pass when thou wouldest relieve thyself abroad, that thou shalt dig with it, and shalt bring back the earth and cover thy nuisance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/23-13.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=6324" 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">12</span>You must have a place outside the camp to go and relieve yourself. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And you must have</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3489.htm" title="3489: wə·yā·ṯêḏ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A peg, pin. From an unused root meaning to pin through or fast; a peg.">a digging tool</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.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/240.htm" title="240: ’ă·zê·ne·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Implements, tools. From 'azan; a spade or paddle.">your equipment</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: bə·šiḇ·tə·ḵā (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">when you relieve yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: ḥūṣ (N-ms) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2658.htm" title="2658: wə·ḥā·p̄ar·tāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To dig, search for. A primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore.">you can dig a hole</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šaḇ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: wə·ḵis·sî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">and cover up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6627.htm" title="6627: ṣê·’ā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Filth, human excrement. From yatsa'; issue, i.e. excrement.">your excrement.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.…<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="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44-45</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground. / For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Numbers 5:2-3</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body. / You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-10.htm">Leviticus 24:10-16</a></span><br />Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite. / The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.) / They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-22</a></span><br />Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. / Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him. ...<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="/exodus/19-10.htm">Exodus 19:10-15</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes / and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. / And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. ...<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="/ezekiel/4-12.htm">Ezekiel 4:12-15</a></span><br />And you shall eat the food as you would a barley cake, after you bake it over dried human excrement in the sight of the people.” / Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.” / “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.” ...<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="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a></span><br />A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-15.htm">Mark 7:15-23</a></span><br />Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.” / If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear. / After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a></span><br />Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall have a paddle on your weapon; and it shall be, when you will ease yourself abroad, you shall dig therewith, and shall turn back and cover that which comes from you:</p><p class="hdg">wilt ease thyself [heb] sittest down </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">Ezekiel 24:6-8</a></b></br> Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum <i>is</i> therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-12.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-15.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-9.htm">Dig</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-11.htm">Digged</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-23.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/43-23.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Equipment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-12.htm">Excrement</a> <a href="/exodus/39-23.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-4.htm">Nail</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-12.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-17.htm">Part</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-12.htm">Relieve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-19.htm">Sittest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-6.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Something</a> <a href="/joel/1-17.htm">Spade</a> <a href="/numbers/22-27.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-3.htm">Therewith</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/genesis/4-22.htm">Tools</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-5.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-5.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/numbers/35-18.htm">Weapon</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-41.htm">Weapons</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-30.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/24-11.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-7.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-12.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/job/3-21.htm">Dig</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-24.htm">Digged</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-12.htm">Equipment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-12.htm">Excrement</a> <a href="/joshua/10-16.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Nail</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-11.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-11.htm">Part</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-3.htm">Relieve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-3.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-15.htm">Sittest</a> <a href="/judges/3-20.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/judges/3-19.htm">Something</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Spade</a> <a href="/judges/5-14.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-46.htm">Therewith</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-10.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-6.htm">Tools</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-14.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-18.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-8.htm">Weapon</a> <a href="/judges/18-11.htm">Weapons</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Wilt</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 requirement for a digging tool highlights the importance of maintaining cleanliness and hygiene within the camp. In ancient times, sanitation was crucial to prevent the spread of disease, especially in a nomadic setting. The tool would have been a simple implement, possibly made of wood or metal, reflecting the practical needs of a people on the move. This command underscores God's concern for the physical well-being of His people, as well as the spiritual principle of purity.<p><b>so that when you relieve yourself</b><br>The act of relieving oneself is a natural human function, yet the law addresses it with specific instructions. This reflects the holistic nature of the Law, which encompasses all aspects of life, both sacred and mundane. The Israelites were to be distinct from surrounding nations, many of which did not have such sanitary practices. This command also serves as a reminder of the Israelites' dependence on God for guidance in all areas of life.<p><b>you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.</b><br>Covering excrement was a practical measure to maintain cleanliness and prevent disease, but it also had spiritual implications. The act of covering waste can be seen as a metaphor for dealing with sin, which must be addressed and not left exposed. This practice ensured that the camp remained holy, as God dwelt among His people (<a href="/deuteronomy/23-14.htm">Deuteronomy 23:14</a>). The principle of cleanliness is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to live pure and holy lives (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>). This command also prefigures the ultimate cleansing from sin provided through Jesus Christ, who covers our iniquities.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the law, God's chosen people, journeying through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites are traveling, requiring practical laws for community living.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_law.htm">God's Law</a></b><br>The divine instructions given to the Israelites to maintain holiness and order.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/camp_of_israel.htm">Camp of Israel</a></b><br>The temporary dwelling place of the Israelites, where cleanliness and holiness are emphasized.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_cleanliness.htm">Holiness and Cleanliness</a></b><br>God's instructions for cleanliness reflect His desire for His people to be holy and set apart. This principle extends to our spiritual lives, where we are called to maintain purity and holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_obedience.htm">Practical Obedience</a></b><br>The command to cover excrement is a practical application of obedience to God's law. It reminds us that our faith should be evident in our daily actions and decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_community.htm">Respect for Community</a></b><br>This law underscores the importance of considering the well-being of the community. As believers, we are called to act in ways that promote the health and harmony of our spiritual communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/order_and_discipline.htm">Order and Discipline</a></b><br>The requirement for orderliness in the camp reflects God's nature of order. In our lives, we should strive to reflect this orderliness in our personal and communal practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sin_and_cleansing.htm">Symbolism of Sin and Cleansing</a></b><br>Just as physical waste is to be covered, sin in our lives should be confessed and cleansed. This act symbolizes the removal of impurity from our midst.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_leviticus_sacrifices_avoid_health_issues.htm">How feasible is it, historically, that large numbers of animal sacrifices described in Leviticus 4 could be carried out without creating severe public health issues? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_nomadic_israelites_handle_waste.htm">If ancient Israelites were nomadic in the wilderness, how practical would collecting, containing, and disposing of so much blood and animal waste have been according to Leviticus 4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_gal._3_13_remove_deut._21_23's_curse.htm">Why does Galatians 3:13 claim the curse is removed by Christ, when Deuteronomy 21:23 still applies the curse to anyone hanged on a tree?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_deut._23_12-14's_sanitation_valid_today.htm">Deuteronomy 23:12-14 - How can a divinely mandated sanitation practice be judged as scientifically valid or relevant in modern contexts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A paddle upon thy weapon</span>; rather, <span class="accented">a small spade</span> (the word properly means a <span class="accented">pin</span> or <span class="accented">nail</span>) <span class="accented">among thy furniture</span>, or, according to another reading <span class="accented">among thy implements</span> or <span class="accented">accoutrements</span>; they were to carry with them along with their implements of war a tool for digging in the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/23-13.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">And you must have</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(tih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a digging tool</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָתֵ֛ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ṯêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3489.htm">Strong's 3489: </a> </span><span class="str2">A peg, pin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</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 equipment</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·zê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_240.htm">Strong's 240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Implements, tools</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when you relieve yourself</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šiḇ·tə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you can dig a hole</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָפַרְתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·p̄ar·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2658.htm">Strong's 2658: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pry into, to delve, to explore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cover up</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִסִּ֥יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵis·sî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your excrement.</span><br /><span class="heb">צֵאָתֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣê·’ā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6627.htm">Strong's 6627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Filth, human excrement</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">Deuteronomy 23:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">Deuteronomy 23:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">Deuteronomy 23:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">Deuteronomy 23:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">Deuteronomy 23:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">Deuteronomy 23:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">Deuteronomy 23:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">Deuteronomy 23:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">Deuteronomy 23:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">Deuteronomy 23:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 23:13 And you shall have a paddle among (Deut. 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