Deuteronomy 23:7
You shall not abhor an Edomite, because he is your brother; you shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a stranger in his land.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
6You shall not speak peaceably or profitably to them all your days for ever.
8If sons be born to them, in the third generation they shall enter into the assembly of the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 25:24And the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered, and she had twins in her womb.
Genesis 45:17And Pharao said to Joseph, Say to your brethren, Do this; fill your wagons, and depart into the land of Chanaan.
Genesis 47:6Behold, the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brethren in the best land.
Genesis 47:27And Israel lived in Egypt, in the land of Gesem, and they gained an inheritance upon it; and they increased and multiplied very greatly.
Exodus 23:9And you⌃ shall not afflict a stranger, for you⌃ know the heart of a stranger; for you⌃ were yourselves strangers in the land of Egypt.
Numbers 20:14And Moses sent messengers from Cades to the king of Edom, saying, Thus says your brother Israel; You know all the distress that has + 20:14 Gr. found us come upon us.
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 →