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Deuteronomy 23 — Sermon Preparation
Those excluded from the assembly are listed; camp sanitation is required for holiness; various laws protect runaway slaves, regulate interest on loans, and enforce vows. Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 23, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 26
- verses
- 339 / 149
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Deuteronomy 23 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מַחֲנֶה | machăneh | H4264 | 7 | encampment, army |
| קָהָל | qâhâl | H6951 | 6 | assemblage |
| נָשַׁךְ | nâshak | H5391 | 4 | strike, oppress |
| נֶשֶׁךְ | neshek | H5392 | 3 | interest |
| חוּץ | chûwts | H2351 | 4 | separate by a wall, outside |
| נָדַר | nâdar | H5087 | 3 | promise |
| דָּרַשׁ | dârash | H1875 | 3 | tread, frequent |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptation to return to the world. We cannot honour God with our substance, unless it be honestly and honourably come by. It must not only be considered what we give, but how we got it. Where the borrower gets, or hopes to get, it is just that the lender should share the gain; but to him that borrows for necessary food, pity must be showed. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 23:15–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Deut 23:4
- Mesopotamia— Deut 23:4
- Pethor— Deut 23:4
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