Deuteronomy 23:1-8

Legacy Standard Bible

Those Who May Not Enter the Assembly

23 “^(A)No one who is ^[a]emasculated or has his male organ cut off shall enter the assembly of Yahweh. ² No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation, none of his seed shall enter the assembly of Yahweh. ^3 (B)No Ammonite or Moabite shall enter the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation, none of their seed shall ever enter the assembly of Yahweh, ^4 (C)because they did not meet you with ^[b]food and water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you ^(D)Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of ^[c]Mesopotamia, to curse you. ⁵ Nevertheless, Yahweh your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but Yahweh your God ^(E)turned the curse into a blessing for you because Yahweh your God ^(F)loves you. ^6 (G)You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days.

⁷ “You shall not abhor an Edomite, for ^(H)he is your brother; you shall not abhor an Egyptian, ^(I)for you were a sojourner in his land. ⁸ The sons of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of Yahweh.