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Deuteronomy 23:2

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23:2A person of illegitimate birth4 may not enter the assembly of the Lord; to the tenth generation no one related to him may do so.5

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  1. 4 Or “a person born of an illegitimate marriage.”
  2. 5 Heb “enter the assembly of the Lord.” The phrase “do so” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

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.