Deuteronomy 23:13

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.”

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BSBPD

“And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and 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:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and a nail thou hast on thy staff, and it hath been, in thy sitting without, that thou hast digged with it, and turned back, and covered thy filth;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 23:13 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 24:6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.

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