Parallel Verses

New Living Translation

"If a man's testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be admitted to the assembly of the LORD.



King James Bible

He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.



Darby Bible Translation

He that is a eunuch, whether he have been crushed or cut, shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.



World English Bible

He who is wounded in the stones, or has his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh.



Young's Literal Translation

'One wounded, bruised, or cut in the member doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah;



Deuteronomy 23:1 Parallel

"If a man's testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be admitted to the assembly of the LORD.He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.He that is a eunuch, whether he have been crushed or cut, shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.He who is wounded in the stones, or has his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh.'One wounded, bruised, or cut in the member doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah;

Commentary

23:1 He that is wounded - A phrase denoting an eunuch. Shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord - Shall not be admitted to honours and offices either in the church or commonwealth of Israel; and so the congregation of the Lord doth not here signify, the body of the people, but the society of the elders or rulers of the people. Add to this, that the Hebrew word, Kahal, generally signifies a congregation or company of men met together; and therefore this cannot so conveniently be meant of all the body of the people, which could never meet in one place, but of the chief rulers, which frequently did so. Nor is it strange that eunuchs are excluded from government, both because such persons are commonly observed to want that courage which is necessary for a governor, because as such persons ordinarily were despicable, so the authority in their hands was likely to be exposed to the same contempt.

Deuteronomy 23:1 Parallel Commentaries

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Philip Schaff—

The Seven Ecumenical Councils

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Ellen Gould White—The Story of Prophets and Kings

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J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

That it is not Lawful for the Well Affected Subjects to Concur in Such an Engagement in War, and Associate with the Malignant Party.

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