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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/23.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The third generation of Edomites and Egyptians may enter the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Children born to them in the third generation may enter the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The children of the third generation born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sons of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The sons of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The sons of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The sons of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Their children of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The children born to them in the third generation may enter the LORD’s assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The children born to them in the third generation may enter the LORD&#8217s assembly.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The children of the third generation that are born unto them shall enter into the assembly of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and let their great-grandchildren become part of Israel, the LORD's people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The children of the third generation that are born unto them shall enter into the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Their grandchildren may join the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />From the third generation onward their descendants may be included among the LORD's people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Their grandchildren may participate in the assembly of the LORD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Children of the third generation born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The children of the third generation who are born to them shall enter into the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The children that are begotten by them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The children of the third generation who are born to them may enter into Yahweh’s assembly. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />sons who are begotten of them, a third generation of them, enter into the assembly of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> sons who are begotten of them, a third generation of them, doth enter into the assembly of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The sons which shall be begotten to them, the third generation to them shall come in to the gathering of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They that are born of them, in the third generation shall enter into the church of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Those who have been born of them, in the third generation, shall enter into the church of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Children born to them may come into the assembly of the LORD in the third generation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The children of the third generation that are born to them may be admitted to the assembly of the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The children that are born to them shall enter into the assembly of the LORD in their third generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The children who are born to them in the third generation shall enter the assembly of LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The children of the third generation that are born unto them may enter into the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If sons be born to them, in the third generation they shall enter into the assembly of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=6290" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Exclusion from the Congregation</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: šə·lî·šî (Number-oms) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">The third</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: dō·wr (N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">generation</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of children</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yiw·wā·lə·ḏū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">born</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to them</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">may enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: biq·hal (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">the assembly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5-6</a></span><br />You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, / but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7-8</a></span><br />I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. / And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Leviticus 19:34</a></span><br />You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-18.htm">Numbers 14:18</a></span><br />‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Ruth 4:10</a></span><br />Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-32.htm">2 Chronicles 6:32-33</a></span><br />And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple, / then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Isaiah 56:3-8</a></span><br />Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.” / For this is what the LORD says: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant— / I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm">Jeremiah 12:16</a></span><br />And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22-23</a></span><br />You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who dwell among you and who have children. You are to treat them as native-born Israelites; along with you, they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. / In whatever tribe a foreigner dwells, you are to assign his inheritance there,” declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a></span><br />Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-24.htm">Matthew 15:24</a></span><br />He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-31.htm">Luke 3:31-34</a></span><br />the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, / the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, / the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-9.htm">John 4:9</a></span><br />“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.</p><p class="hdg">enter into</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm">Deuteronomy 23:1</a></b></br> He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-29.htm">Romans 3:29,30</a></b></br> <i>Is he</i> the God of the Jews only? <i>is he</i> not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12,13</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="hdg">third generation</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2,3</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5,6</a></b></br> Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God <i>am</i> a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth <i>generation</i> of them that hate me; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/26-58.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Born</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">Third</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/31-30.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/judges/8-30.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/joshua/5-5.htm">Born</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-14.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-24.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-27.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-18.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-12.htm">Third</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm">Who may or may not enter into the congregation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Uncleanness is to be avoided in the host</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-15.htm">Of the fugitive servant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-17.htm">Of filthiness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Of abominable sacrifices</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-19.htm">Of usury</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-20.htm">Of vows</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-24.htm">Of trespass</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The third generation of children born to them</b><br>This phrase refers to the descendants of certain foreign nations, specifically the Edomites and Egyptians, as mentioned in the preceding verses. The Edomites were descendants of Esau, Jacob's brother, and thus had a familial connection to Israel. The Egyptians, despite having enslaved the Israelites, were also to be treated with a degree of respect due to their historical role in providing refuge during Joseph's time. The third generation indicates a period of assimilation and acceptance, suggesting that by this time, these descendants would have adopted the customs and faith of Israel. This reflects a broader biblical principle of redemption and inclusion for those who align themselves with God's people.<p><b>may enter the assembly of the LORD</b><br>The "assembly of the LORD" refers to the congregation of Israel, particularly in a religious and communal context. Entrance into this assembly was significant, as it symbolized full participation in the religious, social, and civic life of Israel. This inclusion was not merely a matter of physical presence but indicated acceptance into the covenant community. Theologically, this points to the inclusive nature of God's covenant, foreshadowing the New Testament teaching that in Christ, there is neither Jew nor Gentile (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>). It also highlights the importance of spiritual transformation and commitment to the God of Israel as prerequisites for full integration into the community.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, to whom the laws and commandments were given, including those concerning who may enter the assembly of the LORD.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/edomites.htm">Edomites</a></b><br>Descendants of Esau, Jacob's brother. Historically, there was tension between the Israelites and Edomites, yet they are given a path to inclusion in the assembly.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egyptians.htm">Egyptians</a></b><br>A people among whom the Israelites lived for centuries. Despite past oppression, Egyptians are also given a path to inclusion in the assembly.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/assembly_of_the_lord.htm">Assembly of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the congregation or community of Israel, particularly in a religious or worship context.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/third_generation.htm">Third Generation</a></b><br>Indicates a specific time frame for when descendants of certain foreign nations could be fully integrated into the Israelite community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_grace_and_inclusion.htm">God's Grace and Inclusion</a></b><br>God's laws provided a way for outsiders to become part of His people, demonstrating His grace and desire for inclusion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_reconciliation.htm">Historical Context and Reconciliation</a></b><br>Understanding the historical tensions between Israel and neighboring nations helps us appreciate the significance of these laws in promoting reconciliation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_impact.htm">Generational Impact</a></b><br>The mention of the "third generation" highlights the importance of time and transformation in the process of integration and acceptance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_foreigner.htm">Compassion for the Foreigner</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to show compassion and hospitality to those who are different from us, reflecting God's love and acceptance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_christ.htm">Unity in Christ</a></b><br>In the New Testament, the barriers between Jew and Gentile are broken down in Christ, calling us to live in unity and love with all believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ruth_1_4_conflict_with_deut._23_3.htm">Does the marriage of Naomi's sons to Moabite women (Ruth 1:4) conflict with restrictions found in Deuteronomy 23:3?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_bar_illegitimate_offspring_for_10_gens.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2 - Why would illegitimate offspring be barred for ten generations if punishment is supposedly not meant to pass to descendants?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ruth_fit_deut._23_3's_exclusion.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3 - How can the permanent exclusion of Ammonites and Moabites align with the story of Ruth, a Moabite woman in David's lineage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_moabites_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Moabites in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">The children that are begotten of them</span> From this passage it is clear that it was not only from Egypt that a "mixed multitude" came up with Israel. It seems to have been impossible to prevent some inter-marriages between Edom, Moab, and Israel when the Israelites passed through their land. Such a precept is suitable to the circumstances of Moses' time. It would be less necessary when the bulk of the people had gone over the Jordan and left Moab and Edom far behind.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The third</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלִישִׁ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lî·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> </span><span class="str2">Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">generation</span><br /><span class="heb">דּ֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(dō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of children</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">born</span><br /><span class="heb">יִוָּלְד֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiw·wā·lə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">may enter</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the assembly</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּקְהַ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(biq·hal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assembly, convocation, congregation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Deuteronomy 23:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Deuteronomy 23:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Deuteronomy 23:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Deuteronomy 23:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Deuteronomy 23:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Deuteronomy 23:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Deuteronomy 23:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Deuteronomy 23:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Deuteronomy 23:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Deuteronomy 23:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 23:8 The children of the third generation who (Deut. 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