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Deuteronomy 23:11

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.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Deuteronomy 23:12.

וְהָיָ֥הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לִפְנֽוֹתlifnotto appearפָּנָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to appear”, the to-form of the verbH6437to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).עֶ֖רֶבerevevenעֶרֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.יִרְחַ֣ץyirchatsbatheרָחַץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bathe”, an unfinished actionH7364to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)bathe (self), wash (self).בַּמָּ֑יִםbamayimin waterמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).וּכְבֹ֣אukhevoand as to comeבּוֹאconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “and as to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe sunשֶׁמֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).יָבֹ֖אyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).תּ֥וֹךְtokheamongתָּוֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).הַֽמַּחֲנֶהhamachanehthe armyמַחֲנֶהdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the army”, the ordinary formH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(23-12) But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall bathe himself in water; and when the sun is down, he may come within the camp.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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.

World English Bible

but it shall be, when evening comes, he shall bathe himself in water. When the sun is down, he shall come within the camp.

Darby 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.

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(23-12) But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall bathe himself in water; and when the sun is down, he may come within the camp.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it shall come to pass toward evening he shall wash his body with water, and when the sun has gone down, he shall go into the camp.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται τὸ πρὸς ἐσπέραν λούσεται τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ὕδατι, καὶ δεδυκότος ἡλίου εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν.