The Meaning of Deuteronomy 23:2 Explained

Deuteronomy 23:2

KJV: 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.

YLT: a bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

Darby: A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Deuteronomy 23:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 23

1  Who may or may not enter into the congregation
9  Uncleanness is to be avoided in the host
15  Of the fugitive servant
17  Of filthiness
18  Of abominable sacrifices
19  Of usury
20  Of vows
24  Of trespass

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 23:2 mean?

Not shall enter one of illegitimate birth the assembly of Yahweh even the generation to tenth none shall enter of his [descendants] of Yahweh -
לֹא־ יָבֹ֥א מַמְזֵ֖ר בִּקְהַ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה גַּ֚ם דּ֣וֹר עֲשִׂירִ֔י לֹא־ יָ֥בֹא ל֖וֹ יְהוָֽה ס

יָבֹ֥א  shall  enter 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
מַמְזֵ֖ר  one  of  illegitimate  birth 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַמְזֵר  
Sense: bastard, child of incest, illegitimate child.
בִּקְהַ֣ל  the  assembly 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קָהָל  
Sense: assembly, company, congregation, convocation.
יְהוָ֑ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
גַּ֚ם  even 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
דּ֣וֹר  the  generation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דֹּור 
Sense: period, generation, habitation, dwelling.
עֲשִׂירִ֔י  to  tenth 
Parse: Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: עֲשִׂירִי  
Sense: ordinal number.
לֹא־  none 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יָ֥בֹא  shall  enter 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
ל֖וֹ  of  his  [descendants] 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
יְהוָֽה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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