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Deuteronomy 23:3-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 23:3-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 (A)No Ammonite or Moabite shall enter the assembly of the Lord; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall ever enter the assembly of the Lord, 4 (B)because they did not meet you with [a]food and water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you (C)Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of [b]Mesopotamia, to curse you. 5 Nevertheless, the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God (D)turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God (E)loves you. 6 (F)You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days.
7 “You shall not detest an Edomite, for (G)he is your brother; you shall not detest an Egyptian, (H)because you were an alien in his land. 8 The sons of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord.
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- Deuteronomy 23:4 Lit bread
- Deuteronomy 23:4 Heb Aram-naharaim
Deuteronomy 23:3-8
New International Version
Deuteronomy 23:3-8
New International Version
3 No Ammonite(A) or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation.(B) 4 For they did not come to meet you with bread and water(C) on your way when you came out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam(D) son of Beor from Pethor in Aram Naharaim[a](E) to pronounce a curse on you.(F) 5 However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse(G) into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves(H) you. 6 Do not seek a treaty(I) of friendship with them as long as you live.(J)
7 Do not despise an Edomite,(K) for the Edomites are related to you.(L) Do not despise an Egyptian, because you resided as foreigners in their country.(M) 8 The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 23:4 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
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