Deuteronomy 23:18

The hire. The word for “hire” is commonly used of the payment to a woman either for common prostitution or for that connected with temple worship (Hosea 9:1; Micah 1:7).

The price of a dog. The word “price” is not from the same root as “hire.” It is the “price” or “payment” that the “dog” receives. The word “dog” is here used to designate the person mentioned in verse 17 as a “sodomite.” It is a contemptuous term in Hebrew (1 Samuel 17:43; 2 Samuel 16:9; Isaiah 56:10). Compare the apostle John’s description of those who may not enter the eternal kingdom (Revelation 22:15). In Eastern countries dogs roam about half wild, hungry, and unclean (1 Kings 14:11). They are a symbol of uncleanness and of outcasts.