22:5 A woman must not wear men’s clothing, 1 nor should a man dress up in women’s clothing, for anyone who does this is offensive 2 to the Lord your God.
1 tn Heb “a man’s clothing.”
2 tn The Hebrew term תּוֹעֵבָה (to’evah, “offense”) speaks of anything that runs counter to ritual or moral order, especially (in the OT) to divine standards. Cross-dressing in this covenant context may suggest homosexuality, fertility cult ritual, or some other forbidden practice.
3 tn Or “who executes justice for” (so NAB, NRSV); NLT “gives justice to.”