Deuteronomy 23:1-8
Common English Bible
The Lord’s assembly
23 [a] No man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off can belong to the Lord’s assembly. 2 No one born of an illegitimate marriage[b] can belong to the Lord’s assembly either. Not even the tenth generation of such children can belong to the Lord’s assembly. 3 Ammonites and Moabites can’t belong to the Lord’s assembly. Not even the tenth generation of such people can belong to the Lord’s assembly, as a rule, 4 because they didn’t help you with food or water on your journey out of Egypt, and because they hired Balaam, Beor’s son, from Pethor of Mesopotamia to curse you. 5 But the Lord your God wasn’t interested in listening to Balaam. The Lord your God turned that curse into a blessing because the Lord your God loves you. 6 So don’t be concerned with their health and well-being as long as you live.
7 Don’t detest Edomites, because they are your relatives. Don’t detest Egyptians because you were immigrants in their land. 8 Children born to them are permitted to belong to the Lord’s assembly starting with the third generation.
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- Deuteronomy 23:1 23:2 in Heb
- Deuteronomy 23:2 Heb uncertain
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