Deuteronomy 23:8 “The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly o…”

Deuteronomy 23:8

The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.

World English Bible

The children of the third generation who are born to them may enter into the LORD’s assembly.

American Standard Version

The children of the third generation that are born unto them shall enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

The children that are begotten of them in their thirde generation, shall enter into the Congregation of the Lord.

Darby Translation

Children that are born to them shall come into the congregation of Jehovah in the third generation.

Young's Literal Translation

sons who are begotten of them, a third generation of them, doth enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

Their children in the third generation may come into the meeting of the Lord's people.

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Cross references

“enter into”

Deuteronomy 23:1 Romans 3:29 Romans 3:30 Ephesians 2:12 Ephesians 2:13

Deuteronomy 23:1 · BSB

No man with crushed or severed genitals may enter the assembly of the LORD.

Romans 3:29 · BSB

Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,

Romans 3:30 · BSB

since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.

Ephesians 2:12 · BSB

remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:13 · BSB

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

“third generation”

Deuteronomy 23:2 Deuteronomy 23:3 Exodus 20:5 Exodus 20:6

Deuteronomy 23:2 · BSB

No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.

Deuteronomy 23:3 · BSB

No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.

Exodus 20:5 · BSB

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Exodus 20:6 · BSB

but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.

9When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every wicked thing.

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