Deuteronomy 23
Reading Deuteronomy chapter 23 in the Webster's Bible, public-domain text from 1833.
Verses 1–10
1 He that is wounded or mutilated in his secrets, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
2 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.
3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
4 Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth from Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
5 Nevertheless, the LORD thy God would not hearken to Balaam: but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing to thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.
6 Thou shalt not seek their peace, nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, for he [is] thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land.
8 The children that are begotten by them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.
9 When the host goeth forth against thy enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.
10 If there shall be among you any man that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth to him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:
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