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 24:20-21
Context24:20 When you beat your olive tree you must not repeat the procedure; 3 the remaining olives belong to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow. 24:21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard you must not do so a second time; 4 they should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.
Deuteronomy 27:19
Context27:19 ‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
Deuteronomy 28:33
Context28:33 As for the produce of your land and all your labor, a people you do not know will consume it, and you will be nothing but oppressed and crushed for the rest of your lives.
Deuteronomy 33:27
Context33:27 The everlasting God is a refuge,
and underneath you are his eternal arms; 5
he has driven out enemies before you,
and has said, “Destroy!”


[23:2] 1 tn Or “a person born of an illegitimate marriage.”
[23:2] 2 tn Heb “enter the assembly of the
[24:20] 3 tn Heb “knock down after you.”
[24:21] 5 tn Heb “glean after you.”
[33:27] 7 tn Heb “and from under, arms of perpetuity.” The words “you” and “his” are supplied in the translation for clarification. Some have perceived this line to be problematic and have offered alternative translations that differ significantly from the present translation: “He spread out the primeval tent; he extended the ancient canopy” (NAB); “He subdues the ancient gods, shatters the forces of old” (NRSV). These are based on alternate meanings or conjectural emendations rather than textual variants in the