Deuteronomy 23:1-13 ▼

1 None that is hurt by burstyng, or hath his priuie members cut of, shal come into the congregation of ye Lord.

2 And a bastarde shall not come into the congregation of the Lorde: no not in the tenth generation he shall not enter into the congregation of the Lorde.

3 The Ammonites and the Moabites shall not come into the congregation of the Lorde, no not in the tenth generation, nor they shall neuer come into the congregation of the Lorde:

4 Because they met you not with bread and water in the way, when ye came out of Egypt, and because they hyred against thee Balaam the sonne of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

5 Neuerthelesse, the Lorde thy God woulde not hearken vnto Balaam: but the Lord thy God turned the curse to a blessing vnto thee, because the Lord thy God loued thee.

6 Thou shalt not seeke their peace nor wealth all thy dayes, for euer.

7 Thou shalt not abhorre an Edomite, for he is thy brother: neither shalt thou abhorre an Egyptian, because thou wast a straunger in his lande.

8 The children that are begotten of the, shal come into the congregation of the Lorde in the thirde generation.

9 When thou goest out with the hoast against thyne enemies, kepe thee from all wickednesse.

10 If there be among you any man that is vncleane, by the reason of vncleannesse that chaunceth hym by nyght: let him go out of the hoast, and not come in agayne into the hoast.

11 But at euen let hym washe hym selfe with water: and then when the sunne is downe, let hym come into the hoast agayne.

12 Thou shalt haue a place also without the hoast, whyther thou shalt resort to.

13 And thou shalt haue a paddle staffe vpon thy weapon: and when thou wilt ease thy selfe, digge therwith, and turne and couer that which is departed from thee.