Deuteronomy 23:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹֽא־תְתַעֵ֣ב אֲדֹמִ֔י כִּ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ ה֑וּא ס לֹא־תְתַעֵ֣ב מִצְרִ֔י כִּי־גֵ֖ר הָיִ֥יתָ בְאַרְצֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Not tətaʿēb ʾădōmî because ʾāḥîkā hûʾ not tətaʿēb miṣrî because-gēr hāyîtā in-ʾarṣô

Grammar Details

*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*tətaʿēb*: piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall abhor/regard as abomination
*ʾădōmî*: gentilic adjective, masculine singular - Edomite
*kî*: conjunction - because/for
*ʾāḥîkā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother
*hûʾ*: 3rd masculine singular independent pronoun - he
*miṣrî*: gentilic adjective, masculine singular - Egyptian
*gēr*: masculine singular noun - sojourner/resident alien
*hāyîtā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were
*bə*: preposition - in
*ʾarṣô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his land

Word Meanings

*tətaʿēb*: abhor/detest/regard as abomination
*ʾădōmî*: Edomite (person from Edom)
*ʾāḥîkā*: your brother/kinsman/relative
*miṣrî*: Egyptian (person from Egypt)
*gēr*: sojourner/resident alien/foreigner/stranger
*ʾarṣô*: his land/country/territory

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 20:5-6 : 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Deut 23:1-3 : 1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, 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:
Rom 3:29-30 : 29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: 30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
Eph 2:12-13 : 12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Deut 23:1-3
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1He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
2A 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.
3An 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:
Deut 23:6-7
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