23:3 An Ammonite or Moabite 3 may not enter the assembly of the Lord; to the tenth generation none of their descendants shall ever 4 do so, 5 23:4 for they did not meet you with food and water on the way as you came from Egypt, and furthermore, they hired 6 Balaam son of Beor of Pethor in Aram Naharaim to curse you. 23:5 But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam and changed 7 the curse to a blessing, for the Lord your God loves 8 you. 23:6 You must not seek peace and prosperity for them through all the ages to come. 23:7 You must not hate an Edomite, for he is your relative; 9 you must not hate an Egyptian, for you lived as a foreigner 10 in his land. 23:8 Children of the third generation born to them 11 may enter the assembly of the Lord.
23:9 When you go out as an army against your enemies, guard yourselves against anything impure. 12