Deuteronomy 23:2
1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
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.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- A person born of a forbidden union shall not enter into the LORD’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one of his enter into the LORD’s assembly.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.
- BLB
- One of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of YHWH—even to the tenth generation none shall enter of his [seed] into the assembly of YHWH.
- ÅB
- Ingen som er født i hor, skal være med i Herrens menighet, ikke engang hans etterkommere i tiende ledd skal være med i Herrens menighet.
- OTB
- Ingen født av en uekte forening eller noen av deres etterkommere kan komme inn i Herrens forsamling, selv ikke inntil den tiende generasjon.
- B1930
- Ingen som er født i hor, skal være med i Herrens menighet, enn ikke hans ætt i tiende ledd skal være med i Herrens menighet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zechariah 9:6
And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Read in contextIsaiah 57:3
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
Read in contextHebrews 12:8
But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Read in contextJohn 8:41
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
Read in context