Deuteronomy 23:11
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New International Version (©2011)
But as evening approaches he is to wash himself, and at sunset he may return to the camp.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Toward evening he must bathe himself, and at sunset he may return to the camp.

English Standard Version (©2001)
but when evening comes, he shall bathe himself in water, and as the sun sets, he may come inside the camp.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"But it shall be when evening approaches, he shall bathe himself with water, and at sundown he may reenter the camp.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may come inside the camp.

International Standard Version (©2012)
As evening approaches he must wash himself with water. Then at sunset, he may return to the camp.

NET Bible (©2006)
When evening arrives he must wash himself with water and then at sunset he may reenter the camp.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Toward evening he must wash, and at sunset he may come back to camp.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
But it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.

American King James Version
But it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.

American Standard Version
but it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall bathe himself in water; and when the sun is down, he shall come within the camp.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And shall not return, before he be washed with water in the evening: and after sunset he shall return into the camp.

Darby Bible Translation
and it shall be, towards evening, he shall bathe in water: and at the going down of the sun he may come inside the camp.

English Revised Version
but it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall bathe himself in water: and when the sun is down, he shall come within the camp.

Webster's Bible Translation
But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.

World English Bible
but it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall bathe himself in water; and when the sun is down, he shall come within the camp.

Young's Literal Translation
and it hath been, at the turning of the evening, he doth bathe with water, and at the going in of the sun he doth come in unto the midst of the camp.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

23:9-14 The camp of the Lord must have nothing offensive in it. If there must be this care taken to preserve the body clean, much more should we be careful to keep the mind pure.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But it shall be, when evening cometh on,.... When the day declines, and it is near sun setting:

he shall wash himself with water; dip himself all over in water, not only wash his garments but his flesh:

and when the sun is down he shall come into the camp again; and take his place and rank in the army. Now if all this was necessary on account of ceremonial uncleanness, which as much as possible was to be avoided, how much more careful were they to be of moral uncleanness, as fornication, adultery, and all sorts of debauchery and lewdness? and yet nothing more frequent among those that are of the military order; it would be well if there was no occasion for the reproach Maimonides (q) casts upon the camps of the Heathens, among whom, no doubt, he means Christians, if not principally; when he observes that these orders were given, that this might be deeply fixed in the mind of every one, that their camp ought to be holy as the sanctuary of God, and not like the camps of the Gentiles, in which abound corruptions of all kinds, transgressions, rapines, thefts, and other sins.

(q) Moreh Nevochim, par. 3. c. 41.

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Uncleanness in the Camp
9When the host goes forth against your enemies, then keep you from every wicked thing. 10If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chances him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp: 11But it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again. …

Leviticus 15:16 "'When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean till evening.
Deuteronomy 23:10 If one of your men is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he is to go outside the camp and stay there.
Deuteronomy 23:12 Designate a place outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself.