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No one born outside of a legal marriage, or any of their descendants for ten generations, can fully belong to the Lord's people.

(A) No Ammonites or Moabites, or any of their descendants for ten generations, can become part of Israel, the Lord's people. (B) This is because when you came out of Egypt, they refused to provide you with food and water. And besides, they hired Balaam[a] to put a curse on you.

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Footnotes

  1. 23.4 Balaam: Hebrew “Balaam son of Beor from Pethor.”

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