"NoAmmoniteor Moabiteshall enterthe assemblyof the LORD;noneof their [descendants], evento the tenthgeneration,shall everenterthe assemblyof the LORD,
In thosedaysI alsosawthat the Jewshad marriedwomenfrom Ashdod,Ammon[and] Moab.
Now Tobiahthe Ammonite[was] nearhim and he said,"Evenwhatthey are building--ifa foxshould jumpon [it], he would breaktheir stonewalldown!"
Now whenSanballat,Tobiah,the Arabs,the Ammonitesand the Ashdoditesheardthat the repairof the wallsof Jerusalemwenton, [and] that the breachesbeganto be closed,they were veryangry.
Let not the foreignerwho has joinedhimself to the LORDsay,"The LORDwill surelyseparateme from His people."Norlet the eunuchsay,"Behold,I am a drytree."
Concerning the sonsof Ammon.Thussaysthe LORD:"Does Israelhavenosons?Orhashe noheirs?Whythen has Malcamtakenpossessionof GadAnd his peoplesettledin its cities?
The adversaryhas stretchedout his handOverallher preciousthings,For she has seenthe nationsenterher sanctuary,The ones whomYou commandedThat they should not enterinto Your congregation.
"You have heardthat it was said,YOU SHALL LOVEYOUR NEIGHBORand hateyour enemy.'
"Nooneof illegitimatebirthshall enterthe assemblyof the LORD;noneof his [descendants], evento the tenthgeneration,shall enterthe assemblyof the LORD.
The closestrelativesaid,"I cannotredeem[it] for myself, becauseI would jeopardizemy own inheritance.Redeem[it] for yourself; you [may have] my rightof redemption,for I cannotredeem[it]."