Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 23:7–8

⁷Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land. ⁸The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.

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Deuteronomy 23:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
despise	תְתַעֵ֣ב	ṯə·ṯa·‘êḇ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8581 loathe, detest
an Edomite	אֲדֹמִ֔י	’ă·ḏō·mî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H130 Edomite
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	ה֑וּאס	hūs	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is your brother	אָחִ֖יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
Do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
despise	תְתַעֵ֣ב	ṯə·ṯa·‘êḇ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8581 loathe, detest
an Egyptian	מִצְרִ֔י	miṣ·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
because	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you lived	הָיִ֥יתָ	hā·yî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as a foreigner	גֵ֖ר	ḡêr	Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
in his land	בְאַרְצֽוֹ׃	ḇə·’ar·ṣōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H776 earth, land

Deuteronomy 23:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The third	שְׁלִישִׁ֑י	šə·lî·šî	Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7992 third
generation	דּ֣וֹר	dō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
of children	בָּנִ֛ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
born	יִוָּלְד֥וּ	yiw·wā·lə·ḏū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
may enter	יָבֹ֥א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the assembly	בִּקְהַ֥ל	biq·hal	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 23:7 Deuteronomy 10:19 · Exodus 22:21 · Leviticus 19:34 · Exodus 23:9 · Genesis 25:24–26 · Numbers 20:14 · Genesis 25:30

Deuteronomy 23:8 Exodus 20:5–6 · Ephesians 2:12–13 · Deuteronomy 23:1–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.