Deuteronomy 23:2

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.

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1 No man with crushed or severed genitals may enter the assembly of the LORD.

2 No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.

3 No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.

4 For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.

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BSB Berean Standard Bible: No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.
KJV King James Version: 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.
WEB World English Bible: A person born of a forbidden union shall not enter into the LORD’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one of his enter into the LORD’s assembly.
ASV American Standard Version: 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: a bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
DBY Darby Translation: A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.
WBS Webster Bible: 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.