1. No man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off can belong to the Lord’s assembly.
2. No one born of an illegitimate marriage can belong to the Lord’s assembly either. Not even the tenth generation of such children can belong to the Lord’s assembly.
3. 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,
4. because they didn’t help you with food or water on your journey out of Egypt, and because they hired Balaam, Beor’s son, from Pethor of Mesopotamia to curse you.
5. But the Lord your God wasn’t interested in listening to Balaam. The Lord your God turned that curse into a blessing because the Lord your God loves you.
6. So don’t be concerned with their health and well-being as long as you live.
7. Don’t detest Edomites, because they are your relatives. Don’t detest Egyptians because you were immigrants in their land.