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Selected Verse: Deuteronomy 23:2 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| De 23:2 |
King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
A bastard - Probably, a child born of incest or adultery.
Even to his tenth generation - i. e. (see the next verse and Neh 13:1), forever. Ten is the number of perfection and completeness. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The congregation - Taking the word as in the former verse. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| A bastard shall not enter - ממזר mamzer, which is here rendered bastard, should be understood as implying the offspring of an illegitimate or incestuous mixture. |
1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;