Deuteronomy 23:2

לֹֽא ־ יָבֹא פְצֽוּעַ ־ דַּכָּא וּכְרוּת שָׁפְכָה בִּקְהַל יְהוָֽה ׃ ס

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1לֹא ־ יִקַּח אִישׁ אֶת ־ אֵשֶׁת אָבִיו וְלֹא יְגַלֶּה כְּנַף אָבִֽיו ׃ ס

3לֹא ־ יָבֹא מַמְזֵר בִּקְהַל יְהוָה גַּם דּוֹר עֲשִׂירִי לֹא ־ יָבֹא לוֹ בִּקְהַל יְהוָֽה ׃ ס

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Cross References

Isaiah 56:3וְאַל ־ יֹאמַר בֶּן ־ הַנֵּכָר הַנִּלְוָה אֶל ־ יְהוָה לֵאמֹר הַבְדֵּל יַבְדִּילַנִי יְהוָה מֵעַל עַמּוֹ וְאַל ־ יֹאמַר הַסָּרִיס הֵן אֲנִי עֵץ יָבֵֽשׁ ׃ ס

Zechariah 9:6וְיָשַׁב מַמְזֵר בְּאַשְׁדּוֹד וְהִכְרַתִּי גְּאוֹן פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים ׃

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 →

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