Deuteronomy 23:8

Deuteronomy 23:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the Lord in their third generation.
• New International Version (NIV)The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The children of the third generation born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The third generation of Edomites and Egyptians may enter the assembly of the Lord.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:8

6You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever. 7"You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a sojourner in his land. Children born to them in the third generation may enter the assembly of the Lord. 9"When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every evil thing. 10"If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, then he shall go outside the camp. He shall not come inside the camp,

Deuteronomy 23:8 word by word

בָּנִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־יִוָּלְד֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם דּ֣וֹר שְׁלִישִׁ֑י יָבֹ֥א לָהֶ֖ם בִּקְהַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• that are begottenיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• of them shall enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the congregationקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• in their thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
• generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:8

• Deuteronomy 23:1"No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord.
• Romans 3:29Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
• Ephesians 2:12remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
• Deuteronomy 23:2"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.
• Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me,

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:8

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8third generation: After a waiting period of three generations, Edomites and Egyptians who lived among Israel could join in worship of the Lord. This time of probation (a period of testing or waiting) came before they were fully accepted into the community of faith.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 23:8

• Edomites
• Egyptians

In the dictionaries

• Alien
• Paddle
• Sickle
• Slack
• Atonement, Day of
• Congregation
• Criticism
• Deuteronomy
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis

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