| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 23:17:1 ⧉לֹא־תִהְיֶהlotihyehThere shall not be Deuteronomy 23:17:2 ⧉קְדֵשָׁהkedeishaha cult prostitute {female} Deuteronomy 23:17:3 ⧉מִבְּנוֹתmibnotfrom the daughters of Deuteronomy 23:17:4 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵלyisraelIsrael Deuteronomy 23:17:5 ⧉וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶהveloyihyehand there shall not be Deuteronomy 23:17:6 ⧉קָדֵשׁkadesha cult prostitute {male} Deuteronomy 23:17:7 ⧉מִבְּנֵיmibneifrom the sons of Deuteronomy 23:17:8 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵל׃yisraelIsrael |
| 17. Formal Translation There shall be no female cult prostitute among the daughters of Israel, and there shall be no male cult prostitute among the sons of Israel. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation No Israelite woman should ever become a shrine prostitute, and no Israelite man should ever become a shrine prostitute. |