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Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2

30 sA man shall not take his father’s wife, nor discover his father’s tskirt.

23 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord. aA 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.

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Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — The New International Version (NIV)

30 A man is not to marry his father’s wife; he must not dishonor his father’s bed.

No one who has been emasculated by crushing or cutting may enter the assembly of the Lord.

No one born of a forbidden marriage nor any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation.

Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

30  “A man shall not take his father’s wife, so that he does not uncover his father’s nakedness.

“No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord.

“No one born of a forbidden union may enter the assembly of the Lord. Even to the tenth generation, none of his descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

30 “A man must not marry his father’s former wife, for this would violate his father.

“If a man’s testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.

“If a person is illegitimate by birth, neither he nor his descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

30 “A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor uncover his father’s bed.

“He who is emasculated by crushing or mutilation shall not enter the assembly of the Lord.

“One of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — New Century Version (NCV)

30 A man must not marry his father’s wife; he must not dishonor his father in this way.

No man who has had part of his sex organ cut off may come into the meeting to worship the Lord.

No one born to parents who were forbidden by law to marry may come into the meeting to worship the Lord. The descendants for ten generations may not come in either.

Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

30 A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.

He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

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.

Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

30 A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor uncover his father’s skirt.

He that is a eunuch, whether he have been crushed or cut, shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah. A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.

Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

30 A man must never marry his father’s wife because this would disgrace his father. 

A man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off may never join the assembly of the Lord

A man born from an illicit union may not join the assembly of the Lord. No descendant of his may join the assembly of the Lord for ten generations. 

Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

30 “A man is not to marry his father’s wife; he must not violate his father’s marriage bed.

“No man whose testicles have been crushed or whose penis has been cut off may enter the Lord’s assembly. No one of illegitimate birth may enter the Lord’s assembly; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation, may enter the Lord’s assembly.

Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

30 A man shall not marry his father’s wife, thereby violating his father’s rights.

No one whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off shall be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.

Those born of an illicit union shall not be admitted to the assembly of the Lord. Even to the tenth generation, none of their descendants shall be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

30  A man may not take the wife of his father, and so he may not dishonor his father.

“No man with crushed testicles or whose male organ is cut off may come into the assembly of Yahweh.

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.

Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

30 A man must not get married to his stepmother. He must not bring shame on his father by having sex with her.

No man whose sex organs have been crushed or cut can join in worship with the Lord’s people.

No one who was born to a woman who wasn’t married can join in worship with the Lord’s people. That also applies to the person’s children for all time to come.

Deuteronomy 22:30–23:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

30 “A man shall not take his father’s wife so that he will not uncover his father’s skirt.

No one who is emasculated or has his male organ cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord.

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.


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