| Deuteronomy 23:2 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | "No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the LORD; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall enter the assembly of the LORD. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | A man born from an illicit union may not join the assembly of the LORD. No descendant of his may join the assembly of the LORD for ten generations.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | 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. |
| ASV: | A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Jehovah. |
| BBE: | One whose father and mother are not married may not come into the meeting of the Lord's people, or any of his family to the tenth generation. |
| DBY: | A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah. |
| ERV: | A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of the LORD. |
| JPS: | A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of the LORD. |
| WBS: | 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. |
| WEB: | A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Yahweh. |
| YLT: | a bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah. |
| Deuteronomy 23:2 Cross References |
| XREF: | Deuteronomy 23:1 "No one who is emasculated or has his male organ cut off shall enter the assembly of the LORD.
Deuteronomy 23:3 "No Ammonite or Moabite shall enter the assembly of the LORD; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall ever enter the assembly of the LORD, (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 23:2 {b} 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.
(b) This was to cause them to live chastely, that their posterity might not be rejected. |
| WES: | 23:2 The congregation - Taking the word as in the former verse . |
| MHC: | 23:1-8 We ought to value the privileges of God's people, both for ourselves and for our children, above all other advantages. No personal blemishes, no crimes of our forefathers, no difference of nation, shuts us out under the Christian dispensation. But an unsound heart will deprive us of blessings; and a bad example, or an unsuitable marriage, may shut our children from them. |
| CONC: | Assembly Bastard Birth Congregation Descendants Enter Family Forbidden Generation Illegitimate Lord's Marriage Married Meeting None Tenth |
| PREV: | Assembly Bastard Birth Born Congregation Descendants Enter Illegitimate Lord's Marriage Married Meeting Mother Tenth |
| NEXT: | Assembly Bastard Birth Born Congregation Descendants Enter Illegitimate Lord's Marriage Married Meeting Mother Tenth |
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