Deuteronomy 23:2
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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.No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.
In other translations
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.No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.
Hebrew words
לֹא־lo'-notH3808יָבֹאyavo'he will goH935מַמְזֵרmamzera bastardH4464בִּקְהַלbikhalin [the] assembly ofH6951יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068גַּםgamalsoH1571דּוֹרdora generationH1755עֲשִׂירִי'asiritenthH6224לֹא־lo'-notH3808יָבֹאyavo'it will goH935לוֹloof <the> himבִּקְהַלbikhalin [the] assembly ofH6951יְהוָה׃ סyahwehYahwehH3068
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Related verses
- Zechariah 9:6And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
- Isaiah 57:3But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
- Hebrews 12:8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
- John 8:41Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
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