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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Children born to them in the third generation 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.

Context of Deuteronomy 23:8

6As long as you live, you must never promote the welfare and prosperity of the Ammonites or Moabites. 7“Do not detest the Edomites or the Egyptians, because the Edomites are your relatives and you lived as foreigners among the Egyptians. The third generation of Edomites and Egyptians may enter the assembly of the Lord. 9“When you go to war against your enemies, be sure to stay away from anything that is impure. 10“Any man who becomes ceremonially defiled because of a nocturnal emission must leave the camp and stay away all day.

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“If a man’s testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.
• Romans 3:29After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is.
• Ephesians 2:12In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.
• Deuteronomy 23:2“If a person is illegitimate by birth, neither he nor his descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.
• Exodus 20:5You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject 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