Deuteronomy 23:2

Deuteronomy 23:2 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)No one born of a forbidden marriage nor any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"No one born of a forbidden union may enter the assembly of the Lord. Even to the tenth generation, none of his descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“One of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:2

1Perhaps a man has sex parts that someone has destroyed or spoiled. That man cannot join with the Lord's people when they meet together. If someone was born when his parents were not properly married, he cannot join with the Lord's people. His descendants may not meet with the Lord's people to worship the Lord either. That will continue to the tenth generation of the man's descendants. 3Ammonite and Moabite people also cannot join with the Lord's people when they come together to worship him. Even the tenth generation of their descendants can never do this. 4The people of those nations refused to help you when you were leaving Egypt. They did not give you food or water. Also, they paid Beor's son Balaam to curse you. He came from Pethor in Mesopotamia.

Deuteronomy 23:2 word by word

לֹא־יָבֹ֥א מַמְזֵ֖ר בִּקְהַ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה גַּ֚ם דּ֣וֹר עֲשִׂירִ֔י לֹא־יָ֥בֹא ל֖וֹ בִּקְהַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A bastardמַמְזֵרmamzêr · bastardH4464
• shall not enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the congregationקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• even to his tenthעֲשִׂירִי‛ăώîyrîy · tenthH6224
• generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:2

• Isaiah 57:3The Lord says, ‘But you magicians, come here! You use magic to learn about future times. You are the family of an adulteress and a prostitute.
• Zechariah 9:6Foreign people will live in Ashdod city. I will show the Philistines that they are not clever. They are not as clever as they believe.
• John 8:41You do the same things that your own father does.’ They said to Jesus, ‘God himself is our only Father, and we are his proper sons!’
• Hebrews 12:8God teaches all his children not to do wrong things. So if he does not punish you, it shows that you are not really his children. Instead, you are like children who do not really belong to him.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A bastard shall not enter - ממזר mamzer, which is here rendered bastard, should be understood as implying the offspring of an illegitimate or incestuous mixture.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2A bastard - Probably, a child born of incest or adultery. Even to his tenth generation - i. e. (see the next verse and Nehemiah 13:1), forever. Ten is the number of perfection and completeness.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 23:2

• Bastard
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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