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Deuteronomy 23:18

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23:18 You must never bring the pay of a female prostitute 1  or the wage of a male prostitute 2  into the temple of the Lord your God in fulfillment of any vow, for both of these are abhorrent to the Lord your God.

Isaiah 61:8

Context

61:8 For I, the Lord, love justice

and hate robbery and sin.

I will repay them because of my faithfulness; 3 

I will make a permanent covenant with them.

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[23:18]  1 tn Here the Hebrew term זוֹנָה (zonah) refers to a noncultic (i.e., “secular”) female prostitute; see note on the phrase “sacred prostitute” in v. 17.

[23:18]  2 tn Heb “of a dog.” This is the common Hebrew term for a noncultic (i.e., “secular”) male prostitute. See note on the phrase “sacred male prostitute” in v. 17.

[61:8]  3 tn Heb “in faithfulness”; NASB, NRSV, NLT “faithfully.”



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