Deuteronomy 23:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.”
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“No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“a bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 23:2 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 21:20or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.
- Isaiah 56:3Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”
- Isaiah 57:3“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
- Zechariah 9:6A mixed race will occupy Ashdod,and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
- John 8:41You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
- Hebrews 12:8If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
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