Deuteronomy 23:2
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מַמְזֵר
mamzêr
a mongrel, i.e. born of aJewish father and aheathen mother
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עֵדָה
ʻêdâh
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
עֲשִׂירִי
ʻăsîyrîy
tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part
דּוֹר
dôwr
properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עֵדָה
ʻêdâh
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Key Terms in This Verse
מַמְזֵר mamzêr
a mongrel, i.e. born of aJewish father and aheathen mother
Study H4464 →דּוֹר dôwr
properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
Study H1755 →עֵדָה ʻêdâh
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
Study H5712 →עֵדָה ʻêdâh
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
Study H5712 →Cross References
And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
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