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Deuteronomy 23:8

6 Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.

The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.

9 When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.

10 If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:

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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.

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BSB
The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.
KJV
The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.
WEB
The children of the third generation who are born to them may enter into the LORD’s assembly.
ASV
The children of the third generation that are born unto them shall enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
DARBY
Children that are born to them shall come into the congregation of Jehovah in the third generation.
BLB
The sons who are begotten to them, the third generation, may enter into the assembly of YHWH.
ÅB
Deres etterkommere i tredje ledd kan få være med i Herrens menighet.
OTB
Den tredje generasjonen av deres barn født til dem kan komme inn i Herrens forsamling.
B1930
Deres ætt i tredje ledd kan få være med i Herrens menighet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 20:5–6

    Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

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  • Ephesians 2:12–13

    That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

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  • Deuteronomy 23:1–3

    He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

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  • Romans 3:29–30

    Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

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