Ki Seitzei 23:02 · unit 11

TT #315 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:02

The Complete Passuk

לֹֽא־יָבֹ֥א מַמְזֵ֖ר בִּקְהַ֣ל יְהֹוָ֑ה גַּ֚ם דּ֣וֹר עֲשִׂירִ֔י לֹא־יָ֥בֹא ל֖וֹ בִּקְהַ֥ל יְהֹוָֽה׃

A mamzer shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even the tenth generation shall not enter the assembly of the Lord for him.

Chabad.org — 23:02

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Yevamot.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
גַּם דּוֹר עֲשִׂירִי – רִבּוּי.

English: “Even the tenth generation” — an inclusion.

On the daf / in context: The word “gam” and the number are read as extending the bar indefinitely.

Type of Learning

Ribbui reading.

What Is Learned

The phrase extends the exclusion to all generations.