Deuteronomy 23:3
A mamzer shall not enter into the Kahal Hashem; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the Kahal Hashem.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2He that is wounded in the testicles, or hath a severed organ, shall not enter into the Kahal Hashem.
Cross References
Ruth 4:10Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Machlon, have I purchased to be my wife, lahakim (to raise up, resurrect) the shem hamet (name of the dead man) upon his nachalah, that the shem of the dead man be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the sha'ar of his place; ye are edim (witnesses) HaYom.
Nehemiah 4:7Therefore set I behind the lower places of the Chomah, and on the exposed places, I even set HaAm by their mishpekhot with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Nehemiah 13:23In those days also saw I Yehudim that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moav,
Lamentations 1:10The adversary hath spread out his hand 1 upon all her precious things; 1 for she hath seen how the Goyim 1 entered into her [Beis] Hamikdash, 1 whom Thou didst command that 1 they should not enter into Thy Kahal (congregation, community). 1
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 →