The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XXIII.

1 What men might not be admitted to office. 9 What they ought to auoide when they go to warre. 15 Of the fugitiue seruant. 17 To 〈◊〉〈◊〉 all kinde of whoredome. 19 Of 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Of vowes. 24 Of the neighbours vine and corne.

1 NOne that is hurt by bursting, or that ha∣the his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 membre cut of,a shal en∣tre into the Congregacion of the Lord.

2b A bastard shal not entre into the Congre∣gacion of the Lord: euen to his tenth gene∣racion shal 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not entre into the Congrega∣cion of the Lord.

3 * The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and the Moabites shal not entre into the Congregacion of the Lord euen to their tenth generacion shal they not entre into the Congregacion of the Lord for euer.

4 Because theyc met you not with bread and water in the way, whē ye came out of Egypt and because they hired against thee Balaám the sonne of Beór, of Pethórin Aram-naha∣ráim, to curse thee.

5 Neuertheles, the Lord thy God wolde not hearken vnto Balaám, but the Lord thy God turned the curse to a blessing vnto thee, be∣cause the Lord thy God loued thee.

6 Thoud shalt not seke their peace nor their prosperitie all thy daies for euer.

7 ¶ Thou shalt not abhorre an Edomite: for he is thy brother, nether shalt thou abhorre an Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land.

8 The children that are begottene of them in their third generacion, shal entre into the Congregacion of the Lord.

9 ¶ When thou goest out with the hoste a∣gainst thine enemies, kepe thee then from all wickednes.

10 ¶ If there be among you anie that is vnclea ne by that which commeth to him by night he shal go out of the hoste, and shal not entre into the hoste,

11 But at euen he shal wash (him selfe) with wa∣ter, and when the sunne is downe, he shal en∣tre into the hoste.

12 ¶ Thou shalt haue a place also without the hoste whether thou shaltf resorte,

13 And thou shalt haue a paddle among thy weapons, and when thou woldest sit downe without, thou shalt digthere with, and retur∣ning thou shaltg couer thine excrements.

14 For the Lord thy God walketh in the mid∣des of thy campe to deliuer thee, and to giue (thee) thine enemies before thee: therefore thine hoste shalbe holy, that he se no filthy thing in thee and turne away from thee.

15 ¶ Thou shalt noth deliuer the seruant vnto his master, which is escaped from his master vnto thee,

16 He shal dwel with thee, (euen) among you, in what place he shal chose, in one of thy "cities where it liketh him best: thou shalt not vexe him.

17 ¶ There shalbe no whore of the daughters of Israél, nether shal there be a whore keper of the sonnes of Israél.

18 Thou shalt nether bring thei hire of a who re, nor the price of a dog into the house of the Lord thy God for anie vowe: for euen bothe these (are) abominaciō vnto the Lord thy God.

19 ¶ * Thou shalt not giue to vsurie to thy bro∣ther: (as) vsurie of money, vsurie of meat, vsu rie of anie thing that is put to vsurie.

20 Vnto ak stranger thou maiest lend vpon vsurie, but thou shalt not lend vpon vsurie vnto thy brother, that the Lord thy God mayl blesse thee in all that thou settest thine hand to, in the land whether thou go est to possesse it.

21 ¶ When thou shalt vowe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vnto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not be slacke to pay it: for the Lord thy God wil surely requi∣re it of thee, and (so) it shulde be sinne vnto thee.

22 But when thou absteinest from vowing it shalbe no sinne vnto thee.

23 That which is gone out of thy lippes, thou shaltm kepe and performe, as thou hast vowed it willingly vnto the Lord thy God: (for) thou hast spoken it with thy mouth.

24 ¶ When thou commest vnton thy neigh∣bours vine yard, then thou maiest eat grapes at thy pleasure, as muche as thou wilt: but thou shalt put none in thyo vessel.

25 When thou commest into thy neighbours corne * thou maiest plucke the eares with thine hand, but thou shalt not moue a sickle to thy neighbours corne.

Notes

• a

  Ether to bears office or to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a wife.
• b

  This was to cause them to li∣ue chastely, that their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 might not be re∣iected.
• Nomb. 22. 5.
• Nehem. 13. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• c

  Hereby he con demneth all, that further nor the children of God in their vocation
• d

  Thou shalt ha ue nothing to do with them.
• e

  If the fathers haue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their idolatrie, and receiued 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• f

  For the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of nature,
• g

  Meaning he∣reby that his peo ple shulde be pu 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he in soule and body.
• h

  This is ment of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 then who fled for their masters 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and im∣braced the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 religion.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. gates.
• i

  Forbidding he reby that anie gaine gotten of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 things, shul∣de be applied to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of God Mic. 1. 7.
• Exod. 22. 25.
• Leu. 25. 36.
• k

  This was per∣mitted for a time for the hardenes of their heart.
• l

  If thou shewe thy charitie to thy 〈◊〉〈◊〉, God 〈◊〉〈◊〉 declare his loue toward thee,
• m

  If the vowe be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and godly.
• n

  Being hiredfor to labour.
• o

  To bring home to thine house.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 12. 1.