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 Living Translation (NLT)“If a person is illegitimate by birth, neither he nor his descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:2

1“He who is emasculated by crushing or mutilation shall not enter the assembly of the Lord. “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. 3“An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord forever, 4because they did not meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.

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 57:3“But come here, You sons of the sorceress, You offspring of the adulterer and the harlot!
• Zechariah 9:6“A mixed race shall settle in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
• John 8:41You do the deeds of your father.” Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father—God.”
• Hebrews 12:8But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.

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