Deuteronomy 23:8
The sons of the third generation who are born to them shall enter into the assembly of LORD.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
9When the army goes forth against thine enemies, then thou shall keep thee from every evil thing.
Cross References
Genesis 25:25And the first came forth red all over like a hairy garment, and they called his name Esau.
Exodus 20:5Thou shall not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them, for I, LORD thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of those who hate me,
Leviticus 19:34The stranger that sojourns with you shall be to you as the home-born among you, and thou shall love him as thyself, for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt. I am LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 23:1He who is wounded in the testicles, or has his private part cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of LORD.
1 Kings 3:1And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round ab
Obadiah 1:10Shame shall cover thee for the violence done to thy brother Jacob, and thou shall be cut off forever.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:2-9
Laws of Separation. ( b. c. 1451.) 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… Read the whole commentary →