KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.
WEB World English 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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
a bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 23
1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
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.
3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
4 Because 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.
5 Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
לֹא־H3808 · lonotיָבֹ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeמַמְזֵ֖רH4464 · mam.zerbastardבִּקְהַ֣לH6951 · qa.halassemblyיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDגַּ֚םH1571 · gamalsoדּ֣וֹרH1755 · dorgenerationעֲשִׂירִ֔יH6224 · a.si.ritenthלֹא־H3808 · lonotיָ֥בֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeל֖וֹH9033 · ohimבִּקְהַ֥לH6951 · qa.halassemblyיְהוָֽה׃ סH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Zechariah 9:6And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.Isaiah 57:3But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.Hebrews 12:8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.John 8:41Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, [even] God.
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