94 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Deuteronomy, Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19), Source Book Keys, DORFF-RUTTENBERGSEX DEUTERONOMY | 23:18 prostitute — DEUT1271 Before the giving of the Torah, a man wo... DEUT1271 Before the giving of the Torah, a man would meet a woman in the marketplace, and if he and she wanted, he would pay her wages and have sex with her … After the Torah was given, the k’deshah [prostitute, or possibly cultic prostitute] was forbidden, as it is written: “There shall not be a k’deshah among the daughters of Israel” (Deuteronomy 23:18). Therefore whoever has sex with a woman as an act of licentiousness without betrothal has transgressed the prohibition of k’deshah. Maimonides (Rambam), Mishneh Torah, Laws of Marriage 1:4 Share Print Source KeyDORFF-RUTTENBERGSEXVerse23:18Keyword(s)prostituteSource Page(s)76 Switch article DEUTERONOMY | 23:18 prostitute — DEUT1274 The Torah [this verse] calls the prostit... Previous Article DEUTERONOMY | 23:18 prostitute — DEUT1273 See [[LEV842]] Leviticus 20:13 lies DORF... Next Article