Deuteronomy 23:2
No illegitimate child may belong to the assembly of Yahweh; as far as to the tenth generation of his descendants, none of them may belong to the assembly of Yahweh.
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1No man injured by crushing or cutting off may enter the assembly of Yahweh.
Cross References
Isaiah 56:3Let no foreigner who has become a follower of Yahweh say, 1 “Yahweh will certainly exclude me from his people.” 1 The eunuch should not say, “See, I am a dry tree.” 1
Zechariah 9:6Strangers will make their homes in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Hebrews 12:8But if you are without discipline, which all people share in, then you are illegitimate and not his sons.
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 →