Deuteronomy 23:18
Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.
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Gill's Exposition
Thou shall not bring the hire of a whore,.... Which was given to her as a reward for the use of her body:
or the price of a dog; not of the firstborn of a dog, the price for the redemption of it, as…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Another Gentile practice, connected with the one alluded to in the preceding verse, is here forbidden. The word “dog” is figurative (compare Rev 22:15), and equivalent to the “sodomite” of the verse…
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…
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