Deuteronomy 23:2
Context23:2 A person of illegitimate birth 1 may not enter the assembly of the Lord; to the tenth generation no one related to him may do so. 2
Deuteronomy 23:8
Context23:8 Children of the third generation born to them 3 may enter the assembly of the Lord.
Nehemiah 7:61
Context7:61 These are the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify 4 their family connection 5 or their ancestry, 6 as to whether they were really from Israel):
[23:2] 1 tn Or “a person born of an illegitimate marriage.”
[23:2] 2 tn Heb “enter the assembly of the
[23:8] 3 sn Concessions were made to the Edomites and Egyptians (as compared to the others listed in vv. 1-6) because the Edomites (i.e., Esauites) were full “brothers” of Israel and the Egyptians had provided security and sustenance for Israel for more than four centuries.