Deuteronomy 23:14

“For YHWH your Elohim walks in the midst of your camp to deliver you and to give your enemies before you; so your camp shall be holy, so that he may not see among you the nakedness of anything and turn away from you.”

Deuteronomy 23:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 23:14, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
walksמִתְהַלֵּךְmithalech

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “mithalech” appears
in the midstקֶרֶבkerev

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kerev” appears
of your campמַחֲנֶmachane

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

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to deliver youהַצִּילְhatsil

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

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and to giveתֵתtet

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “tet” appears
your enemiesאֹיְבֶיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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before youפָנֶיfane

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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shall beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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holyקָדוֹשׁkadosh

holy

Set apart for God, distinct from the common.

Where else “kadosh” appears
seeיִרְאֶהyire

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “yire” appears
the nakednessעֶרְוַתervat

nakedness

Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.

Where else “ervat” appears
of anythingדָּבָרdavar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

Where else “davar” appears
and turn awayשָׁבshav

turn back

To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.

Where else “shav” appears

Translation note

“The nakedness of anything” is something indecent or shameful; the same expression is in 24:1.

The context

13And you shall have a peg among your tools, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and turn back and cover your excrement.

14 · This verse (above)

15You shall not hand over to his master a slave who has escaped to you from his master.

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