Deuteronomy 23:3-5

3 "1No Ammonite or Moabite shall enter the assembly of the LORD; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall ever enter the assembly of the LORD,
4 2because * * they did not meet you with food and water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you 3Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you
5 "Nevertheless, the LORD your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the LORD your God 4turned the curse into a blessing for you because the LORD your God 5loves you.

Deuteronomy 23:3-5 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 23

Orders are here given to restrain certain persons from entering into the congregation of the Lord, De 23:1-8, and to take care that there be no unclean person in the camp, or any indecent thing done in it, De 23:9-14, to protect fugitive servants, and not deliver them up to their masters, De 23:15,16 not to suffer a filthy person to be among them, or any filthy thing to be brought into the house of God for a vow, De 23:17,18, then follow some laws against usury, and for the payment of vows, De 23:19-23, and the chapter is concluded with some directions how to behave in a neighbour's vineyard, or standing corn, De 23:24,25.

Cross References 5

  • 1. Nehemiah 13:1, 2
  • 2. Nehemiah 13:2
  • 3. Numbers 22:5; Numbers 23:7; Joshua 24:9; 2 Peter 2:15; Jude 11
  • 4. Proverbs 26:2
  • 5. Deuteronomy 4:37

Footnotes 2

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