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Deuteronomy 23:2

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2An illegitimate child may not come into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation none of his descendantsc may come into the assembly of Yahweh.

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  1. cLiterally “to him”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

KJV 1900King 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.