Deuteronomy 23:1

Deuteronomy 23:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)No one who has been emasculated by crushing or cutting may enter the assembly of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“He who is emasculated by crushing or mutilation shall not enter the assembly of the Lord.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:1

“He who has been castrated by having his testicles crushed or his male organ cut off shall not enter the congregation of the Lord. 2A person of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation. 3An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall ever enter the assembly of the Lord,

Deuteronomy 23:1 word by word

לֹֽא־יָבֹ֧א פְצֽוּעַ־דַּכָּ֛א וּכְר֥וּת שָׁפְכָ֖ה בִּקְהַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that is wounded in the stonesדַּכָּהdakkâh · crushingH1795
• He that is wounded in the stonesפָּצַעpâtsa‛ · to woundH6481
• or hath his privy memberשׇׁפְכָהshophkâh · penisH8212
• cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• shall not enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the congregationקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:1

• Leviticus 21:17“Say to Aaron, ‘Throughout their generations none of your descendants who has any [physical] defect shall approach [the altar] to present the food of his God.
• Leviticus 22:22Animals that are blind or fractured or mutilated, or have a sore or a running wound or an itch or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord nor make an offering of them by fire on the altar to the Lord.
• Galatians 3:28There is [now no distinction in regard to salvation] neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you [who believe] are all one in Christ Jesus [no one can claim a spiritual superiority].
• Deuteronomy 23:2A person of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.
• Nehemiah 13:1On that day they read aloud from the book of Moses so that the people could hear [its words], and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite could ever enter the assembly of God,
• Isaiah 56:3Do not let the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say, “The Lord will most certainly separate me from His people.” And do not let the eunuch say, “Look, I am a dry tree.”
• Lamentations 1:10The adversary has spread out his hand Over all her precious and desirable things; For she has seen the [Gentile] nations enter her sanctuary (the Jerusalem temple)— The ones whom You commanded That they should not enter into Your congregation [not even in the outer courts].

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Shall not enter into the congregation, etc. - If by entering the congregation be meant the bearing a civil office among the people, such as magistrate, judge, etc., then the reason of the law is very plain; no man with any such personal defect as might render him contemptible in the sight of others should bear rule among the people, lest the contempt felt for his personal defects might be transferred to his important office, and thus his authority be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Compare Leviticus 21:17-24. Such persons, exhibiting a mutilation of that human nature which was made in God‘s image, were rejected from the covenant entirely. However, they could be proselytes (compare Acts 8:27). The Old Testament itself foretells Isaiah 56:3-5 the removal of this ban when under the kingdom of Messiah the outward and emblematic perfection and sanctity of Israel should be fulfilled in their inner meaning by the covenanted presence and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Who are shut out from the congregation. (1-8) Cleanliness enjoined. (15-25) Of fugitive servants, Usury, and other precepts. (9-14) Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Emasculation is the removal of a man’s sexual organs. In the ancient world, it was sometimes linked to pagan rituals and customs. Such practices were deeply offensive to the Lord (compare Isaiah 56:3–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251-3. He that is wounded ..., shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord--"To enter into the congregation of the Lord" means either admission to public honors and offices in the Church and State of Israel, or, in the case of foreigners, incorporation with that nation by marriage. The rule was that strangers and foreigners, for fear of friendship or marriage connections with them leading the people into idolatry, were not admissible till their…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 23:1

• Congregation
• Eunuch

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• Citizenship
• Congregation
• Eunuch
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• Sickle
• Slack
• Atonement, Day of
• Concision
• Criticism
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings