Deuteronomy 23:2

“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 (KJV)

Other Translations for Deuteronomy 23:2

A bastard shall not enter into the Congregation of the Lord: euen to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the Congregation of the Lord.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the LORD; none of his {descendants,} even to the tenth generation, shall enter the assembly of the LORD.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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 (1901)

One whose father and mother are not married may not come into the meeting of the Lord's people, or any of his family to the tenth generation.
- Basic English Bible

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 Bible

A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.
- Darby Bible

A mamzer, that is to say, one born of a prostitute, shall not enter into the church of the Lord, until the tenth generation.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of the LORD.
- English Revised Version

A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Yahweh.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Deuteronomy 23:2

Wesley's Notes for Deuteronomy 23:2


23:2 The congregation - Taking the word as in the former verse.


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