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{Deuteronomy 23:17} There shall be x1961 no x3808 whore 6948 of the daughters 1323 x4480 of Israel, 3478 nor x3808 a sodomite 6945 of the sons 1121 x4480 of Israel. 3478
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etc. The prohibition in the text, like many others, has no direct application to practices that were common among the Israelites at that time; but was intended to guard them against the enormities which were practised among the surrounding nations. "Then they shall bring outª°¹ the damselª to¹ the doorª of her father'sª house,ª and the men²¹ of her cityª shall stoneª° her with stonesª that she die:ª° because¹ she hath wroughtª° follyª in Israel,ª to play the whoreª° in her father'sª house:ª so shalt thou put²° evil² awayª°¹ from amongª¹ you." {Deu 22:21} + "Then the manª that layª° with¹ her shall giveª° unto the damsel'sª fatherª fiftyª [shekels] of silver,ª and she shall be¹ his wife;ª because¹¹ he hath humbledª° her, he mayª° not¹ put her awayª° all¹ his days.ª" {Deu 22:29} + "Do not¹ prostituteª°¹ thy daughter,ª to cause her to be a whore;ª° lest¹ the landª fall to whoredom,ª° and the landª become fullª° of wickedness.ª" {Lev 19:29} + "To deliverª° thee from the strange²° woman,ª¹¹ [even] from the strangerª¹ [which] flatterethª° with her words;ª" {Prv 2:16}
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or, sodomitess, "For² this² cause¹¹ Godª gave²° them² upª°¹ untoª vileª affections:ª forª evenª¹ their²¹ womenª did changeª° the¹ naturalª useª intoª that¹ which is againstª nature:ª" {Rom 1:26}
sodomite:
"But before¹ they lay down,ª° the men²¹ of the city,ª [even] the men²¹ of Sodom,ª compassedª°¹ the houseª round,²° both oldª and young,ª¹ all¹ the peopleª from every quarter:ª¹ ... And they calledª° unto¹ Lot,ª and saidª° unto him, Where¹ [are] the men²¹ which¹ came inª° to¹ thee this night?ª bring them outª° unto¹ us, that we may knowª° them." {Gen 19:4-5} + "[Now] as they¹ were making their hearts² merry,ª°¹¹ behold,¹ the men²¹ of the city,ª certain²¹ sonsª of Belial,ª beset²° the house² round about,ª°¹¹ [and] beatª° at¹ the door,ª and spakeª° to¹ the masterª of the house,ª the old² man,²¹ saying,ª° Bring forthª°¹ the manª that¹ cameª° into¹ thine house,ª that we may knowª° him." {Jdg 19:22} + "And there were¹ also¹ sodomitesª in the land:ª [and] they didª° according to all¹ the abominationsª of the nationsª which¹ the LORDª cast outª° beforeª¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {1Kg 14:24} + "And he took awayª° the sodomitesª out of¹ the land,ª and removedª°¹ all¹ the idolsª that¹ his fathersª had made.ª°" {1Kg 15:12} + "And the remnantª of the sodomites,ª which¹ remainedª° in the daysª of his fatherª Asa,ª he tookª° out of¹ the land.ª" {1Kg 22:46} + "And he brake downª°¹ the housesª of the sodomites,ª that¹ [were] by the houseª of the LORD,ª where¹¹ the womenª woveª° hangingsª for the grove.ª" {2Kg 23:7} + "Andª likewiseª alsoª the¹ men,ª leavingª° the¹ naturalª useª of the¹ woman,ª burnedª° inª their²¹ lustª one toward another;ªª menª withª menª workingª° that which is unseemly,ª andª receivingª° inª themselvesª that recompenceª of their²¹ errorª whichª was meet.ª° ... Andª even asª they did²° notª likeª° to retainª° Godª inª [their] knowledge,ª Godª gave²° them² overª°¹ toª a reprobateª mind,ª to doª° those things which are²° not² convenient;ª°¹" {Rom 1:27-28} + "ª Know¹ ye²° notª thatª the unrighteousª shall²° notª inheritª° the kingdomª of God?ª Be²° notª deceived:ª° neitherª fornicators,ª norª idolaters,ª norª adulterers,ª norª effeminate,ª norª abusers of themselves with mankind,ª" {1Co 6:9} + "For whoremongers,ª for them that defile themselves with mankind,ª for menstealers,ª for liars,ª for perjured persons,ª andª if there be anyª other thingª that is contraryª° to soundª° doctrine;ª" {1Tm 1:10}

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