Deuteronomy 23:2 Go deeper
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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 . (KJV)
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לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:2 word 1
יָבֹ֥אya.Vo'he will go
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:2 word 2
מַמְזֵ֖רmam.Zera bastard
Lemma: מַמְזֵר (mam.zer) · Strong's: H4464
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: bastard
Used 2 times. Also: Zechariah 9:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4464; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:2 word 3
בִּקְהַ֣לbik.Halin [the] assembly of
Lemma: קָהָל (qa.hal) · Strong's: H6951
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: assembly
Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 48:4, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6951; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:2 word 4
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:2 word 5
גַּ֚םgamalso
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:2 word 6
דּ֣וֹרDora generation
Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: generation
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:2 word 7
עֲשִׂירִ֔י'a.si.Ritenth
Lemma: עֲשִׂירִי (a.si.ri) · Strong's: H6224
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical position · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAomsa)
Meaning: tenth
Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Exodus 16:36, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 6:20, Leviticus 27:32, Numbers 5:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6224; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:2 word 8
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:2 word 9
יָ֥בֹאYa.vo'it will go
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:2 word 10
בִּקְהַ֥לbik.Halin [the] assembly of
Lemma: קָהָל (qa.hal) · Strong's: H6951
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: assembly
Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 48:4, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6951; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:2 word 11
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 23:2 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| No | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| one of illegitimate birth | → | מַמְזֵר H4464 bastard |
| may enter | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| the assembly | → | קָהָל H6951 assembly |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| nor may any of his descendants | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| even | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| to the tenth | → | עֲשִׂירִי H6224 tenth |
| generation | → | דּוֹר H1755 generation |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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