The whole passage refers not to the encampments of the nation while passing from Egypt through the wilderness, but to future warlike expeditions se…

Deuteronomy 23:9–14. PURITY OF THE CAMP.

When the host goeth forth against thine enemies ... keep t…

And you shall have a paddle upon your weapon
A nail or spike, some kind of instrument to make a hole in the ground w…

The camp of the Lord must have nothing offensive in it. If this care must be taken to preserve the body clean, much more should we be careful to ke…