In those days I also noticed that some Jewish men had married women from the countries of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Deuteronomy 23:3 - Easy To Read Version “An Ammonite or Moabite may not join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord. And none of their descendants [143] —to the tenth generation—may join in that group. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation their descendants shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord forever, American Standard Version (1901) An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the assembly of Jehovah for ever: Common English Bible Ammonites and Moabites can’t belong to the LORD’s assembly. Not even the tenth generation of such people can belong to the LORD’s assembly, as a rule, Catholic Public Domain Version The Ammonite and the Moabite, even after the tenth generation, shall not enter into the church of the Lord forever, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Ammonite and the Moabite, even after the tenth generation, shall not enter into the church of the Lord for ever: |
In those days I also noticed that some Jewish men had married women from the countries of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Tobiah the Ammonite was with Sanballat. Tobiah said, “What do these Jews think they are building? If even a small fox climbed up on it, he would break down their wall of stones!”
But Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the men from Ashdod were very angry. They heard that the people continued working on the walls of Jerusalem. They heard the people were fixing the holes in the wall.
Some people that are not Jews will join themselves to the Lord. Those people should not say, “The Lord will not accept me with his people.” A eunuch {\cf2\super [433]} should not say, “I am a dry piece of wood—\{I can’t make any children\}.”
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
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor {\cf2\super [71]} and hate your enemy.’
If a man’s parents were not legally married, then that man may not join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord. And none of his descendants [142] to the tenth generation—may join in that group!
The close relative [29] answered, “I cannot buy back the land. That land should belong to me. But I cannot buy it. If I do, I might lose my own land. So you can buy the land.”