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Deut 23:1: He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.<br/>
Deut 23:2: 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.<br/>
Deut 23:3: 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:<br/>
Deut 23:4: Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.<br/>
Deut 23:5: Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.<br/>
Deut 23:6: Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.<br/>
Deut 23:7: 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.<br/>
Deut 23:8: The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.[[Category:Bible Topic]]