Deuteronomy 23:2
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A mamzer, that is to say, one born of a prostitute, shall not enter into the church of the Lord, until the tenth generation.

Isaiah 57:3 But draw near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer, and of the harlot.

Zechariah 9:6 And the divider shall sit in Azotus, and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.

John 8:41 You do the works of your father. They said therefore to him: We are not born of fornication: we have one Father, even God.

Hebrews 12:8 But if you be without chastisement, whereof all are made partakers, then are you bastards and not sons.

Context
Exclusion from the Congregation
1An eunuch, whose testicles are broken or cut away, or yard cut off, shall not enter into the church of the Lord. 2A mamzer, that is to say, one born of a prostitute, shall not enter into the church of the Lord, until the tenth generation.3The Ammonite and the Moabite, even after the tenth generation shall not enter into the church of the Lord for ever:…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:1
An eunuch, whose testicles are broken or cut away, or yard cut off, shall not enter into the church of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 23:3
The Ammonite and the Moabite, even after the tenth generation shall not enter into the church of the Lord for ever:

Lexicon
No
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

one of illegitimate birth
מַמְזֵ֖ר (mam·zêr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4464: A mongrel, born of a, Jewish father and a, heathen mother

may enter
יָבֹ֥א (yā·ḇō)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the assembly
בִּקְהַ֣ל (biq·hal)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

nor may any of his descendants,
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

even
גַּ֚ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

to the tenth
עֲשִׂירִ֔י (‘ă·śî·rî)
Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6224: Tenth, tenth month, part

generation.
דּ֣וֹר (dō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling


Additional Translations
No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

One born of a harlot shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord.

A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.

A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of the LORD.

A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Yahweh.

a bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
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