Deuteronomy 23:2
He that is fractured or mutilated in his private parts shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
1A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.
3One born of a harlot shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord.
Cross References
Isaiah 56:3Let not the stranger who attaches himself to the Lord, say, Surely the Lord will separate me from his people: and let not the eunuch say, I am a dry tree.
Zechariah 9:6And aliens shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will bring down the pride of the Philistines.
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 →