Deuteronomy 23:1-7

1 "No man {with crushed testicles} or [whose] {male organ is cut off} may come into the assembly of Yahweh.
2 An illegitimate child may not come into the assembly of Yahweh; even [to] the tenth generation none {of his descendants} may come into the assembly of Yahweh.
3 An Ammonite or a Moabite may not come into the assembly of Yahweh; even [to] the tenth generation none {of his descendants} may come into the assembly of Yahweh {forever},
4 {because} they did not come to meet you with food and with water {when you came out of Egypt}, and [also] {because} they hired Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor, in Aram Naharaim [to act] against you to curse you
5 But Yahweh your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, and Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because Yahweh your God loved you.
6 You shall not promote their welfare or their prosperity all your days {forever}.
7 "You shall not abhor an Edomite, because he [is] your brother; you shall not abhor an Egyptian because you were an alien in his land.

Footnotes 11

  • [a]. Literally "bruised of crushing"
  • [b]. Literally "cut off of male organ"
  • [c]. Literally "to him"
  • [d]. Literally "to him"
  • [e]. Literally "until eternity"
  • [f]. Literally "because of the event when"
  • [g]. Literally "at your going out of Egypt"
  • [h]. Literally "because of the event when"
  • [i]. Hebrew "he," but with plural meaning
  • [j]. Or "Mesopotamia" = "between the rivers"
  • [k]. Literally "until eternity"
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