Deuteronomy 23:17

There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel,.... The word for "whore" is "kedeshah", which properly signifies an "holy" one; and here, by an antiphrasis, an unholy, an impure person, one that…

Compare the marginal reference. Prostitution was a common part of religious observances among idolatrous nations, especially in the worship of Ashtoreth or Astarte. Compare Mic 1:7; Baruch 6:43.

Orders are here given about five several things which have no relation one to another: -

I. The land of Israel is here made a sanctuary, or city of refuge, for servants that were wronged and abused…