Deuteronomy 23:1

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 .

Deuteronomy 23:1 In-Context

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 .
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 .
3 “No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the LORD .
4 These nations did not welcome you with food and water when you came out of Egypt. Instead, they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in distant Aram-naharaim to curse you.
5 But the LORD your God refused to listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Verses 23:1-25 are numbered 23:2-26 in Hebrew text.
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