2A mamzer, that is to say, one born of a prostitute, shall not enter into the church of the Lord, until the tenth generation.


In Context

1 An eunuch, whose testicles are broken or cut away, or yard cut off, shall not enter into the church of the Lord.

2 A mamzer, that is to say, one born of a prostitute, shall not enter into the church of the Lord, until the tenth generation.

3 The Ammonite and the Moabite, even after the tenth generation shall not enter into the church of the Lord for ever:

4 Because they would not meet you with bread and water in the way, when you came out of Egypt: and because they hired against thee Balaam, the son of Beer, from Mesopotamia in Syria, to curse thee.

Deuteronomy 23:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:2A 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:2No one born of a forbidden marriage nor any of his descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord , even down to the tenth generation.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:2A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:2A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2A 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:2a bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:2A 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.