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Deuteronomy 23:2

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23:2 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

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23:8 Children of the third generation born to them 3  may enter the assembly of the Lord.

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[23:2]  1 tn Or “a person born of an illegitimate marriage.”

[23:2]  2 tn Heb “enter the assembly of the Lord.” The phrase “do so” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

[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.



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