Deuteronomy 23:13

23:13 You must have a spade among your other equipment and when you relieve yourself outside you must dig a hole with the spade and then turn and cover your excrement.

Deuteronomy 32:25

32:25 The sword will make people childless outside,

and terror will do so inside;

they will destroy both the young man and the virgin,

the infant and the gray-haired man.


tn Heb “sit.” This expression is euphemistic.

tn Heb “with it”; the referent (the spade mentioned at the beginning of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “what comes from you,” a euphemism.

tn A verb is omitted here in the Hebrew text; for purposes of English style one suitable to the context is supplied.