Sign in
Deuteronomy 23:18 — King James Version← Study notes

Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God.


Deuteronomy 23:18Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 23:1810 words
לֹאlōʾNot
תִהְיֶהtihəyehExist
קְדֵשָׁהqədēšāhFemale devotee
מִבְּנוֹתmibənwōtFrom daughter
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist
קָדֵשׁqādēšSacred person
מִבְּנֵיmibənêFrom son
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

לֹאlōʾNot
תִהְיֶהtihəyehExist
קְדֵשָׁהqədēšāhFemale devotee
מִבְּנוֹתmibənwōtFrom daughter
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist
קָדֵשׁqādēšSacred person
מִבְּנֵיmibənêFrom son
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

Explore community notes on Deuteronomy 23:18

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion

Open verse →