Deuteronomy 23:1

Easy To Read Version

“A man with crushed testicles or part of his sex organs cut off may not join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord.

Cross References

Lamentations 1:10

The enemy stretched out his hand.\par He took all of her nice things.\par In fact, she saw the foreign nations\par go inside her temple.\par And Lord, you said those people\par could not join in our assembly!\par

Leviticus 18:8

You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife {even if she is not your mother}. Why? Because that is like having sexual relations with your father. [314]

Galatians 5:12

I wish those people who are bothering you would add castration {\cf2\super [68]} \{to their circumcision\}.

Deuteronomy 23:8

The children of the third generation born to the Edomites and Egyptians may join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord.

Deuteronomy 27:20

“{The Levites will say,} ‘Cursed is the person that has sexual relations with his father’s wife. [179] Why? Because he brings shame to his father [180] !’