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Deuteronomy 23:23

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 23:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed unto Jehovah thy God, a freewill-offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed unto Jehovah thy God, a freewill-offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
Deuteronomy 23:23 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
20unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all that thou puttest thy hand unto, in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.
21When thou shalt vow a vow unto Jehovah thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it: for Jehovah thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
22But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
23That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed unto Jehovah thy God, a freewill-offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
24When thou comest into thy neighbor`s vineyard, then thou mayest eat of grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.
25When thou comest into thy neighbor`s standing grain, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thy hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbor`s standing grain.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“A free - will - offering - Which though thou didst really make, yet being made, thou art no longer free, but obliged to perform it. Deuteronomy 23:24”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“That which: Num 30:2; Jdg 11:30, Jdg 11:31, Jdg 11:35; Sa1 1:11; Psa 66:13, Psa 66:14, Psa 116:18; Pro 20:25; Ecc 5:4, Ecc 5:5 hast vowed: Sa1 14:24; Jer 44:25-27; Mar 6:22, Mar 6:23; Act 23:12, Act 23:21 Deuteronomy 23:24”
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