Deuteronomy 23:2 Lexicon: "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.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
"No	לֹא־ (lo-)	3808: not	a prim. adverb
one of illegitimate birth	מַמְזֵ֖ר (mam·zer)	4464: a bastard, child of incest	from an unused word
shall enter	יָבֹ֥א (ya·vo)	935: to come in, come, go in, go	a prim. root
the assembly	בִּקְהַ֣ל (bik·hal)	6951: assembly, convocation, congregation	from an unused word
of the LORD;	יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)	3068: the proper name of the God of Israel	from havah
none	לֹא־ (lo-)	3808: not	a prim. adverb
of his [descendants], even	גַּ֚ם (gam)	1571: also, moreover, yea	from an unused word
to the tenth	עֲשִׂירִ֔י (a·si·ri,)	6224: tenth	from the same as eser
generation,	דֹּ֣ור (do·vr)	1755: period, generation, dwelling	from dur
shall enter	יָ֥בֹא (ya·vo)	935: to come in, come, go in, go	a prim. root
the assembly	בִּקְהַ֥ל (bik·hal)	6951: assembly, convocation, congregation	from an unused word
of the LORD.	יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)	3068: the proper name of the God of Israel	from havah

KJV Lexicon

A bastard
mamzer (mam-zare')
a mongrel, i.e. born of a Jewish father and a heathen mother -- bastard.

shall not enter
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

into the congregation
qahal (kaw-hawl')
assemblage (usually concretely) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude.

of the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.

even to his tenth
`asiyriy (as-ee-ree')
tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part -- tenth (part).

generation
dowr (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.

shall he not enter
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

into the congregation
qahal (kaw-hawl')
assemblage (usually concretely) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude.

of the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.

Parallel Verses

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 Bible
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 Christian Standard 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.

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A man born from an illicit union may not join the assembly of the LORD. No descendant of his may join the assembly of the LORD for ten generations.

King James 2000 Bible
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.

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