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.Deuteronomy 23:18 in the real world
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- אֶתְנַןʼethnana gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry)
- מְחִירmᵉchîyrprice, payment, wages
- כֶּלֶבkeleba dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
- נֶדֶרnedera promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised
- זָנָהzânâhto commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of
- תּוֹעֵבַהtôwʻêbahproperly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatr
- שְׁנַיִםshᵉnayimtwo; also (as ordinal) twofold
- בַּיִתbayitha house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.