Deuteronomy 23:1-14

1“No man whose testicles have been crushed or whose penis has been cut off may enter the Lord’s assembly.

2No one of illegitimate birth may enter the Lord’s assembly; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation, may enter the Lord’s assembly.

3No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the Lord’s assembly; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, may ever enter the Lord’s assembly.

4This is because they did not meet you with food and water on the journey after you came out of Egypt, and because Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim was hired to curse you.

5Yet the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but he turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you.

6Never pursue their welfare or prosperity as long as you live.

7Do not despise an Edomite, because he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you were a resident alien in his land.

8The children born to them in the third generation may enter the Lord’s assembly.

9“When you are encamped against your enemies, be careful to avoid anything offensive.

10If there is a man among you who is unclean because of a bodily emission during the night, he must go outside the camp; he may not come anywhere inside the camp.

11When evening approaches, he is to wash with water, and when the sun sets he may come inside the camp.

12You are to have a place outside the camp and go there to relieve yourself.

13You are to have a digging tool in your equipment; when you relieve yourself, dig a hole with it and cover up your excrement.

14For the Lord your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you; so your encampments must be holy. He must not see anything indecent among you or he will turn away from you.