King James Version

Deuteronomy 23:8

The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Deuteronomy 23:9.

בָּנִ֛יםbanimsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יִוָּלְד֥וּyivaledvbearיָלַדverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bear”, an unfinished actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…לָהֶ֖םlahemtoלָהֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toדּ֣וֹרdorageדּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.שְׁלִישִׁ֑יshelishithirdשְׁלִישִׁיadjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH7992third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)third (part, rank, time), three (years old).יָבֹ֥אyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לָהֶ֖םlahemtoלָהֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toבִּקְהַ֥לbiqhalin assemblyקָהָלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in assembly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6951assemblage (usually concretely)assembly, company, congregation, multitude.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(23-9) The children of the third generation that are born unto them may enter into the assembly of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The children of the third generation that are born unto them shall enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

sons who are begotten of them, a third generation of them, doth enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

World English Bible

The children of the third generation who are born to them may enter into Yahweh’s assembly.

Darby Translation

Children that are born to them shall come into the congregation of Jehovah in the third generation.

Douay-Rheims

They that are born of them, in the third generation shall enter into the church of the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(23-9) The children of the third generation that are born unto them may enter into the assembly of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If sons be born to them, in the third generation they shall enter into the assembly of the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱοὶ ἐὰν γεννηθῶσιν αὐτοῖς, γενεᾷ τρίτῃ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς ἐκκλησίαν Κυρίου.