13:1 On that day the book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing 1 of the people. They found 2 written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite may ever enter the assembly of God, 13:2 for they had not met the Israelites with food 3 and water, but instead had hired Balaam to curse them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into blessing.)
1 tn Heb “ears.”
2 tn Heb “it was found.” The Hebrew verb is passive.
3 tn Heb “bread.” The Hebrew term is generic here, however, referring to more than bread alone.