Deuteronomy 23:2
“A bastard shall not enter into the Congregation of the Lord: euen to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the Congregation of the Lord.”
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Deuteronomy 23:2 Context
1Hee that is wounded in the stones, or hath his priuie member cut off, shall not enter into the Congregation of the Lord. 2A bastard shall not enter into the Congregation of the Lord: euen to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the Congregation of the Lord. 3An Ammonite, or Moabite shall not enter into the Congregation of the Lord, euen to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the Congregation of the Lord for euer, 4Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way when ye came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
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Other Translations for Deuteronomy 23:2
A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
- King James Version
"No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the LORD; none of his {descendants,} even to the tenth generation, shall enter the assembly of the LORD.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
- American Standard Version (1901)
One whose father and mother are not married may not come into the meeting of the Lord's people, or any of his family to the tenth generation.
- Basic English Bible
A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.
- Darby Bible
A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
- Webster's Bible
A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Yahweh.
- World English Bible
a bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(23:3) A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of the LORD.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Deuteronomy 23:2
23:2 The congregation - Taking the word as in the former verse.