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Consecrated workers

17 No Israelite daughter is allowed to be a consecrated worker.[a] Neither is any Israelite son allowed to be a consecrated worker.[b] 18 Don’t bring a female prostitute’s fee or a male prostitute’s[c] payment to the Lord your God’s temple to pay a solemn promise because both of these things are detestable to the Lord your God.

Charging interest

19 Don’t charge your fellow Israelites interest—whether on money, provisions, or anything one might loan.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 23:17 Traditionally cultic prostitute
  2. Deuteronomy 23:17 Traditionally cultic prostitute
  3. Deuteronomy 23:18 Or a dog’s

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