| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 23:18:1 ⧉לֹא־תָבִיאlotaviYou shall not bring Deuteronomy 23:18:2 ⧉אֶתְנַןetnanthe fee Deuteronomy 23:18:3 ⧉זוֹנָהzonaof a prostitute Deuteronomy 23:18:4 ⧉וּמְחִירumekhiror the wage Deuteronomy 23:18:5 ⧉כֶּלֶבkelevof a dog Deuteronomy 23:18:6 ⧉בֵּיתbeitinto the house Deuteronomy 23:18:7 ⧉יְהוָהyahwehof the LORD Deuteronomy 23:18:8 ⧉אֱלֹהֶיךָelohekhayour God Deuteronomy 23:18:9 ⧉לְכָל־נֶדֶרlekholnederfor any vow Deuteronomy 23:18:10 ⧉כִּיkifor Deuteronomy 23:18:11 ⧉תוֹעֲבַתtoavatan abomination Deuteronomy 23:18:12 ⧉יְהוָהyahwehto the LORD Deuteronomy 23:18:13 ⧉אֱלֹהֶיךָelohekhayour God Deuteronomy 23:18:14 ⧉גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶם׃gamshenehemboth of them |
| 18. Formal Translation You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Covenant Lord} for any vow, because both are an abomination to the LORD your God. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation Do not bring the earnings of a prostitute or the payment for a dog into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Righteous Judge} detests both. |