Deuteronomy 23:2
23:2 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 23:8
23:8 Children of the third generation born to them 3 may enter the assembly of the Lord.
1 tn Or “a person born of an illegitimate marriage.”
2 tn Heb “enter the assembly of the Lord.” The phrase “do so” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.
3 sn Concessions were made to the Edomites and Egyptians (as compared to the others listed in vv. 1-6) because the Edomites (i.e., Esauites) were full “brothers” of Israel and the Egyptians had provided security and sustenance for Israel for more than four centuries.