Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
New American Standard Bible
No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the Lord; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall enter the assembly of the Lord.
King 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.
Holman 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.
International Standard Version
Furthermore, no one born due to an illicit sexual relationship may participate in the assembly of the LORD, including his descendants to the tenth generation.
A Conservative Version
A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of LORD, even to the tenth generation none of his shall enter into the assembly of LORD.
Amplified
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Bible in Basic English
One whose father and mother are not married may not come into the meeting of the Lord's people, or any of his family to the tenth generation.
Darby Translation
A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
The corrupted shall not come in to the gathering of Jehovah; also the tenth generation to him shall not come into the gathering of Jehovah.
King James 2000
A man of illegitimate birth shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
Lexham Expanded 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.
Modern King James verseion
A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of Jehovah. Even to his tenth generation he shall not enter into the congregation of Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he that is a whore's child shall not come in the congregation of the LORD; no, in the tenth generation he shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
NET Bible
A person of illegitimate birth may not enter the assembly of the Lord; to the tenth generation no one related to him may do so.
New Heart English Bible
No one of illegitimate birth shall enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
A bastard shall not enter into the convocation of Yahweh, - even to the tenth generation, shall none of his enter into the convocation of Yahweh.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
a bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
Themes
Bastard » Excluded from the congregation
Children » Bastard, excluded from the privileges of the congregation
Children » Illegitimate » Excluded from the congregation
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References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 23:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah. 2 A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Jehovah. 3 An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the assembly of Jehovah for ever:
Cross References
Zechariah 9:6
And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Isaiah 57:3
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
John 8:41
Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
Hebrews 12:8
But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.