Deuteronomy 23:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Deuteronomy 23:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 23:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 23:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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;”
Deuteronomy 23:13 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 23:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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: ”
Deuteronomy 23:13 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 23:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
Deuteronomy 23:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 23:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And thou shalt have a shovel amongst thy weapons, and it shall be, when thou sittest down abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which is come from thee. ”
Deuteronomy 23:13 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 23:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And thou shalt haue a paddle among thy weapons, and when thou wouldest sit downe without, thou shalt shalt digge therewith, and returning thou shalt couer thine excrements.”
Deuteronomy 23:13 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 23:13 in Context — Deuteronomy 23
11 But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.
12 Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:
13 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:
14 For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.
15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:
What Does Deuteronomy 23:13 Mean?
Deuteronomy 23:13 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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