Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"There are to be no cultic prostitutes among the daughters or the sons of Israel.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
Holman Bible
“No Israelite woman is to be a cult prostitute, and no Israelite man is to be a cult prostitute.
A Conservative Version
There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
American Standard Version
There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
Amplified
“There shall be no cult prostitute among the daughters of Israel, nor shall there be a cult prostitute (a sodomite) among the sons of Israel.
Bible in Basic English
No daughter of Israel is to let herself be used as a loose woman for a strange god, and no son of Israel is to give himself to a man.
Darby Translation
There shall be no prostitute amongst the daughters of Israel, nor any Sodomite amongst the sons of Israel.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not be a harlot from the daughters of Israel, and a male prostitute from the sons of Israel.
King James 2000
There shall be no harlot of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"No woman {of Israel} shall be a temple prostitute, and no man {of Israel} shall be a male shrine prostitute.
Modern King James verseion
There shall be no harlot of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor whorekeeper of the sons of Israel.
NET Bible
There must never be a sacred prostitute among the young women of Israel nor a sacred male prostitute among the young men of Israel.
New Heart English Bible
There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sacred male prostitute of the children of Israel.
The Emphasized Bible
There shall be no female devotee of the daughters of Israel, - neither shall there be, a male devotee, of the sons of Israel.
Webster
There shall be no harlot of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
World English Bible
There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
Youngs Literal Translation
'There is not a whore among the daughters of Israel, nor is there a whoremonger among the sons of Israel;
Themes
Sexual activities » What sexual activities are forbidden
Sodom » Figurative » Of wickedness
Topics
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 23:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cult Prostitution Forbidden
16 Let him live among you wherever he chooses in any of your cities that he likes. Don't mistreat him." 17 "There are to be no cultic prostitutes among the daughters or the sons of Israel. 18 Don't bring the earnings of a female prostitute nor the income of a male prostitute into the house of the LORD your God as payment for any vow. Both of these are detestable to the LORD your God."
Cross References
Leviticus 19:29
"You are not to defile your daughter by engaging her in prostitution so the land won't become filled with wickedness.
2 Kings 23:7
He also demolished the temples of the cultic male prostitutes that had been operating in the LORD's Temple, where the women had been doing weaving for the Asherah.
Deuteronomy 22:21
they are to bring her to the door of her father's house. Then the men of the city are to stone her with boulders until she dies for doing a detestable thing in Israel acting like a prostitute while in her father's house. By doing this, you will remove this evil from among you.
1 Kings 14:24
They even maintained male shrine prostitutes throughout the land, and imitated every detestable practice that the nations practiced whom the LORD had expelled in front of the Israelis.
1 Kings 15:12
He also removed the male cult prostitutes from the land and destroyed all the idols that his ancestors had made.
1 Kings 22:46
He also eliminated the male cult prostitutes who still remained from the time of his father Asa.
1 Timothy 1:10
for those involved in sexual immorality, for homosexuals, for kidnappers, for liars, for false witnesses, and for whatever else goes against the healthy teaching
Genesis 19:4-5
Before they could lie down, all the men of Sodom and its outskirts, both young and old, surrounded the house.
Deuteronomy 22:29
then the man who raped her must give 50 shekels of silver to the girl's father. Furthermore, he must marry her. Because he had violated her, he is to not divorce her as long as he lives.
Judges 19:22
While they were enjoying themselves, all of a sudden certain ungodly men who lived in the city surrounded the house, pounded on the door, and ordered the old man who owned the home, "Bring out the man who came to visit your home so we can have sex with him."
Proverbs 2:16
delivering you from the adulteress, from the immoral woman with her seductive words,
Romans 1:26-28
For this reason, God delivered them to degrading passions as their females exchanged their natural sexual function for one that is unnatural.
1 Corinthians 6:9
You know that wicked people will not inherit the kingdom of God, don't you? Stop deceiving yourselves! Sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals,