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

³An Ammonite or a Moabite may not come into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants^d may come into the assembly of Yahweh forever,^e ⁴because^f they did not come to meet you with food and with water when you came out of Egypt,^g and also because^h theyⁱ hired Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor, in Aram Naharaim^j to act against you to curse you. ⁵But Yahweh your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, and Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because Yahweh your God loved you. ⁶You shall not promote their welfare or their prosperity all your days forever.^k

⁷“You shall not abhor an Edomite, because he is your brother; you shall not abhor an Egyptian because you were an alien in his land. ⁸The children^l that are born to them in the third generation may come representing them^m in the assembly of Yahweh.

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Footnotes

cLiterally “to him”
dLiterally “to him”
eLiterally “until eternity”
fLiterally “because of the event when”
gLiterally “at your going out of Egypt”
hLiterally “because of the event when”
iHebrew “he,” but with plural meaning
jOr “Mesopotamia” = “between the rivers”
kLiterally “until eternity”
lOr “sons”
mLiterally “for them” or possibly “become members of”