Deuteronomy 23:15

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Deuteronomy 23:15

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Berean Standard Bible

Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

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WEB

World English Bible

You shall not deliver to his master a servant who has escaped from his master to you.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:

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Deuteronomy 23

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.

¹⁵ Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.

¹⁶ Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not oppress him.

¹⁷ No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.

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