Deuteronomy 22:3

22:3 You shall do the same to his donkey, his clothes, or anything else your neighbor ¹  has lost and you have found; you must not refuse to get involved. ² 

Deuteronomy 22:5

22:5 A woman must not wear men’s clothing, ³  nor should a man dress up in women’s clothing, for anyone who does this is offensive ⁴  to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 22:17

22:17 Moreover, he has raised accusations of impropriety by saying, ‘I discovered your daughter was not a virgin,’ but this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity!” The cloth must then be spread out ⁵  before the city’s elders.

[22:3]  ¹ tn Heb “your brother” (also in v. 4).

[22:3]  ² tn Heb “you must not hide yourself.”

[22:5]  ³ tn Heb “a man’s clothing.”

[22:5]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term תּוֹעֵבָה (to’evah, “offense”) speaks of anything that runs counter to ritual or moral order, especially (in the OT) to divine standards. Cross-dressing in this covenant context may suggest homosexuality, fertility cult ritual, or some other forbidden practice.

[22:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “they will spread the garment.”