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Even to the tenth generation, none of his descendants 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 />No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“One of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation none of his <i>descendants</i> shall 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 />No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD; none of his <i>descendants,</i> even to the tenth generation, 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 />&#8220No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the LORD; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall 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 />“No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the LORD; none of his <i>descendants,</i> even to the tenth generation, shall 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 />No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation, none of his <i>seed</i> shall 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 />A person of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the LORD; none of his <i>descendants,</i> even to the tenth generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No one of illegitimate birth may enter the LORD’s assembly; none of his descendants, even to the tenth 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 />No one of illegitimate birth may enter the LORD&#8217s assembly; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation, may enter the LORD&#8217s assembly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No one born outside of a legal marriage, or any of their descendants for ten generations, can fully belong to 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 />A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none of his 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 />A man born from an illicit union may not join the assembly of the LORD. No descendant of his may join the assembly of the LORD for ten generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"No one born out of wedlock or any descendant of such a person, even in the tenth generation, 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 />Furthermore, no one born due to an illicit sexual relationship may participate in the assembly of the LORD, including his descendants to the tenth generation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A person of illegitimate birth may not enter the assembly of the LORD; to the tenth generation no one related to him may do so. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />No one of illegitimate birth shall enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none of his 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 />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A person born of a forbidden union shall not enter into Yahweh’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one of his 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 />a bastard does not enter into the assembly of YHWH; even a tenth generation of him does not 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 /> a bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not 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 corrupted shall not come in to the gathering of Jehovah; also the tenth generation to him shall not come into 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 />A mamzer, that is to say, one born of a prostitute, shall not enter into the church of the Lord, until the tenth generation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The offspring of a harlot, that is, one born of a prostitute, shall not enter into the church of the Lord, until the tenth generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />No one born of an illicit union may come into the assembly of the LORD, nor any descendant of such even to the tenth generation may come into the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Those born of an illicit union shall not be admitted to the assembly of the LORD. Even to the tenth generation, none of their descendants shall 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 />Neither shall a bastard enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation, his descendants shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a son of adultery shall not enter the assembly of LORD JEHOVAH, also not for ten generations shall he 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 />A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none of his 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 /><i>One born</i> of a harlot shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/23-2.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=6233" 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">1</span>No man with crushed or severed genitals may enter the assembly of the LORD. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">No</a> <a href="/hebrew/4464.htm" title="4464: mam·zêr (N-ms) -- From an unused root meaning to alienate; a mongrel, i.e. Born of a Jewish father and a heathen mother.">one of illegitimate birth</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/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> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor may any of his descendants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">even</a> <a href="/hebrew/6224.htm" title="6224: ‘ă·śî·rî (Number-oms) -- Tenth. From eser; tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or part.">to the tenth</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/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: biq·hal (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage."></a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.…<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="/leviticus/21-17.htm">Leviticus 21:17-21</a></span><br />“Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God. / No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed; / no man who has a broken foot or hand, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Nehemiah 13:1-3</a></span><br />At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, / because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing). / As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a></span><br />Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Isaiah 56:3-5</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="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Ezekiel 44:9</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Revelation 21:27</a></span><br />But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-3.htm">John 3:3-5</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” / “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?” / Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28-29</a></span><br />A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. / No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12-13</a></span><br />remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a></span><br />Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-23.htm">1 Peter 1:23</a></span><br />For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-9.htm">1 John 3:9</a></span><br />Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Isaiah 57:3</a></b></br> But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6</a></b></br> And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/8-41.htm">John 8:41</a></b></br> Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, <i>even</i> God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-6.htm">Bastard</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-19.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Born</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-5.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-8.htm">Illegitimate</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-16.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">Married</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-15.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">Tenth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-6.htm">Bastard</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-8.htm">Born</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/hosea/5-7.htm">Illegitimate</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/joshua/15-16.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Married</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-16.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Tenth</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>No one of illegitimate birth</b><br>This phrase refers to individuals born outside of lawful marriage, often considered a result of fornication or adultery. In ancient Israelite society, lineage and family heritage were crucial, and legitimacy was tied to inheritance rights and social standing. The term "illegitimate" could also encompass those born from unions forbidden by the Law, such as incestuous relationships. This reflects the importance of purity and order within the community, as seen in other parts of the Torah.<p><b>may enter the assembly of the LORD</b><br>The "assembly of the LORD" refers to the congregation of Israel, particularly in religious and civic gatherings. This exclusion from the assembly signifies a restriction from participating in the full religious and communal life of Israel. It underscores the holiness required to approach God and participate in His covenant community. This concept is echoed in other scriptures that emphasize purity and holiness, such as <a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a>.<p><b>nor may any of his descendants</b><br>This clause extends the restriction to the offspring of the illegitimate individual, highlighting the generational impact of sin and the importance of maintaining a holy lineage. It reflects the communal nature of Israelite society, where the actions of one could affect many. This generational aspect is seen in other biblical contexts, such as the blessings and curses in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.<p><b>even to the tenth generation</b><br>The number ten often symbolizes completeness or fullness in biblical numerology. This extensive prohibition emphasizes the seriousness of maintaining purity within the community. However, it also points to the possibility of eventual restoration and inclusion, as seen in the story of Ruth, a Moabite, whose descendant David became king. This foreshadows the inclusive nature of the New Covenant through Jesus Christ, where all are invited into the assembly of believers regardless of their background.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, who delivered God's laws to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, to whom the laws were given.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_assembly_of_the_lord.htm">The Assembly of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the congregation or community of Israel, particularly in a religious or worship context.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/illegitimate_birth.htm">Illegitimate Birth</a></b><br>Refers to those born outside of lawful marriage, which in the context of ancient Israel, had significant social and religious implications.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tenth_generation.htm">Tenth Generation</a></b><br>A symbolic expression indicating a long-lasting exclusion, emphasizing the seriousness of the command.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_context.htm">Understanding the Context</a></b><br>Recognize the historical and cultural context of ancient Israel, where lineage and purity were crucial for maintaining the covenant community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>This law underscores the holiness of God and the need for purity among His people. It serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for a holy community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/grace_and_redemption.htm">Grace and Redemption</a></b><br>While the Old Testament law excluded certain individuals, the New Testament reveals God's grace through Jesus Christ, who offers redemption and inclusion to all, regardless of background.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_rebirth.htm">Spiritual Rebirth</a></b><br>Emphasize the importance of spiritual rebirth in Christ, which transcends any earthly status or condition of birth, making us part of God's family.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_inclusion.htm">Community and Inclusion</a></b><br>Encourage believers to reflect on how they can create inclusive communities that reflect the grace and love of Christ, welcoming all who seek Him.<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/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_is_ruth_accepted_despite_nehemiah_13.htm">How can we reconcile Nehemiah 13:1-3 banning Ammonites and Moabites from the assembly with earlier passages showing Ruth, a Moabite, fully accepted among God's people?</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/why_does_david_allow_saul's_heirs'_execution.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:5-6, why does David permit the execution of Saul's descendants if Deuteronomy 24:16 forbids punishing children for a parent's wrongdoing?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">A bastard shall not enter.</span>--Such a person would not, even now, be circumcised by the Jews, or permitted to marry an Israelitish woman, or be buried with his people; therefore he was excluded from the covenant. It is manifest how efficacious would be the enforcement of this law also in preserving the purity of family life.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A bastard</span>; one born of a harlot; so the Hebrew word (<span class="hebrew">מָמְזֶר</span>), which occurs only here and in <a href="/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6</a>, is said to mean; LXX., <span class="greek">ἐκ πόρνης</span>: Vulgate, <span class="accented">de</span> scorto <span class="accented">natus</span>; the Talmud and the rabbins represent the word as denoting one begotten in adultery or incest (Maimon., 'Issure Biah.,' c. 15. §§ 1, 2, 7, 9); so also the Syriac <span class="accented">bar game</span>, "son of adultery." To his tenth generation; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. <span class="accented">forever</span>, ten being the number of indefiniteness (cf. <a href="/genesis/31-7.htm">Genesis 31:7</a>; <a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22</a>; <a href="/job/19-3.htm">Job 19:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/3-6.htm">Psalm 3:6</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/23-2.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">No</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one of illegitimate birth</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְזֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(mam·zêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4464.htm">Strong's 4464: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mongrel, born of a, Jewish father and a, heathen mother</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">בִּקְהַ֣ל</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">יְהוָ֑ה</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 /><br /><span class="word">nor may any of his descendants,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֚ם</span> <span class="translit">(gam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the tenth</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשִׂירִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śî·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6224.htm">Strong's 6224: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tenth, tenth month, part</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 23:2 A bastard shall not enter into (Deut. 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