Translations
Modern
You must have a place outside the camp to go and relieve yourself.
Traditional
Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:
Literal
And a place shall be for you outside of the camp, and you may go there outside.
Latin
Habebis locum extra castra, ad quem egrediaris ad requisita naturæ,
Original
Hebrew
English
You must have a place outside the camp to go and relieve yourself.
Notes
outside the camp: Human waste is a normal bodily function. However, in Israel’s law it made a person ritually unclean (not fit for worship for a time).
Because God is holy, the camp had to remain clean. For this reason, people had to go outside the camp when relieving themselves.
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Covenant Deuteronomy, Book of
Topics
Cleanliness: Regulation Relating To, in Camp Personal Hygiene Sanitation: Filth, Disposition of