23 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord.

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Those Excluded from the Assembly

23 “No one whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off shall come into the assembly of the Lord.

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23 1 What men ought not to be admitted to office. 9 What they ought to avoid when they go to war. 15 Of the fugitive servant. 17 To flee all kinds of whoredom. 19 Of usury. 21 Of vows. 24 Of the neighbor’s vine and corn.

None that is hurt by bursting, or that hath his privy member cut off, [a]shall enter into the Congregation of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 23:1 Either to bear office, or to marry a wife.