Deuteronomy 23:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹֽא־יָבֹ֧א פְצֽוּעַ־דַּכָּ֛א וּכְר֥וּת שָׁפְכָ֖ה בִּקְהַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃ ס

Transliteration

Not yābōʾ pəṣûaʿ-dakkāʾ and-kərût šāpkâ in-qəhal YHWH

Grammar Details

*yābōʾ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - shall enter/come
*pəṣûaʿ*: qal passive participle, masculine singular - wounded/injured
*dakkāʾ*: masculine singular noun in construct - crushed/bruised testicles
*û*: conjunction - and
*kərût*: qal passive participle, masculine singular - cut off
*šāpkâ*: masculine singular noun - male organ
*bi*: preposition - in/into
*qəhal*: masculine singular construct - assembly/congregation of
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/the LORD

Word Meanings

*pəṣûaʿ*-*dakkāʾ*: one with crushed testicles
*kərût* *šāpkâ*: one with cut off penis/male organ/member
*qəhal*: assembly/congregation/community

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Zech 9:6 : 6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
John 8:41 : 41 Ye do the works of your father. {G3767} They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, [even] God.
Heb 12:8 : 8 But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Isa 57:3 : 3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Deut 23:3
86%
3An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the assembly of Jehovah for ever:
Deut 23:1
80%
1He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
Deut 23:8-9
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80%
8The children of the third generation that are born unto them shall enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
9When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every evil thing.
Neh 13:1
70%
1On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God for ever,
Zech 9:6
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6And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Mic 2:5
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Deut 23:17-18
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69%
17There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
18Thou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, or the wages of a dog, into the house of Jehovah thy God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
Isa 57:3
69%
3But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
Deut 7:26
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26And thou shalt not bring an abomination into thy house, and become a devoted thing like unto it: thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a devoted thing.
Lev 18:29
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Lev 22:3
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3Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto Jehovah, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from before me: I am Jehovah.
Lev 18:21-22
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67%
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Lev 21:15-18
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67%
15And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.
16And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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Job 18:19
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Num 18:22-23
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67%
22And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die.
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Lev 18:24
67%
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Deut 17:1-2
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67%
1Thou shalt not sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, [or] anything evil; for that is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
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Deut 18:9
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Deut 18:12
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Lev 17:9
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Deut 25:16
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Lev 21:23
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Ezek 18:10
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Lev 21:20
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Jer 16:2
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Judg 11:2
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Heb 12:8
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Lev 20:21
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Deut 28:18
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Isa 14:20
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Num 15:30
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Deut 12:31
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