Deuteronomy 23:12

What does Deuteronomy 23:12 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 23:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Let there be a place outside the tent-circle to which you may go;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And a station thou hast at the outside of the camp, and thou hast gone out thither without,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thou shalt have a place without the camp, to which thou mayst go for the necessities of nature,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Thou shalt have a place also outside the camp, and shalt go forth thither.

Context

v.11but it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall bathe himself in water; and when the sun is down, he shall come within the camp.

v.12This passage

v.13and 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:

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