Lexham English Bible

Deuteronomy 23:15-22 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15. “And you shall not hand over a slave to his master who has escaped and fled to you from his master.

16. He shall reside with you in your midst in the place that he chooses in one of your towns wherever he pleases; you shall not oppress him.

17. “No woman of Israel shall be a temple prostitute, and no man of Israel shall be a male shrine prostitute.

18. You may not bring the hire of a prostitute or the earnings of a male prostitute into the house of Yahweh your God, for any vow offerings, because both are a detestable thing to Yahweh your God.

19. “You shall not charge your brother interest on money, interest on food, or interest on anything that one could lend on interest.

20. You may lend on interest to the foreigner, but to your countryman you may not lend on interest, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land where you are going, in order to take possession of it.

21. “When you make a vow to Yahweh your God, you shall not postpone fulfillment of it, for certainly Yahweh your God shall require it from you and if postponed you will incur guilt.

22. And if you refrain from vowing, you shall not incur guilt.