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Deuteronomy 23:5
Deuteronomy 23:5
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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disgrace to them, ver. 1-8. II. For the preserving of the purity and…Deuteronomy 23 — OverviewDeuteronomy 23 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeDeuteronomy 23:1, Who may or may not enter into the congregation; Deuteronomy 23:9, Uncleanness is to be avoided in the host; Deuteronomy 23:15, Of the fugitive servant; Deuteronomy 23:17, Of filthiness; Deuteronomy…Deuteronomy 23 — OverviewDeuteronomy 23 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleOrders are here given to restrain certain persons from entering into the congregation of the Lord, De 23:1, and to take care that there be no unclean person in the camp, or any indecent thing done in it, De 23:9, to…Deuteronomy 23:1-8Deuteronomy 23:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleInterpreters are not agreed what is here meant by entering into the
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