5. But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam; instead he turned the curse into a blessing, because he loved you.
6. As long as you are a nation, never do anything to help these nations or to make them prosperous.
7. “Do not despise the Edomites; they are your relatives. And do not despise the Egyptians; you once lived in their land.
8. From the third generation onward their descendants may be included among the Lord's people.
9. “When you are in camp in time of war, you are to avoid anything that would make you ritually unclean.
10. If a man becomes unclean because he has had a wet dream during the night, he is to go outside the camp and stay there.
11. Towards evening he is to wash himself, and at sunset he may come back into camp.
12. “You are to have a place outside the camp where you can go when you need to relieve yourselves.
13. Carry a stick as part of your equipment, so that when you have a bowel movement you can dig a hole and cover it up.
14. Keep your camp ritually clean, because the Lord your God is with you in your camp to protect you and to give you victory over your enemies. Do not do anything indecent that would cause the Lord to turn his back on you.
15. “If a slave runs away from his or her owner and comes to you for protection, do not send them back.
16. They may live in any of your towns that they choose, and you are not to treat them harshly.
17. “No Israelite, man or woman, is to become a temple prostitute.