Ki Seitzei 23:03 · unit 3
TT #319 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 23:03
The Complete Passuk
לֹֽא־יָבֹ֧א עַמּוֹנִ֛י וּמוֹאָבִ֖י בִּקְהַ֣ל יְהֹוָ֑ה גַּ֚ם דּ֣וֹר עֲשִׂירִ֔י לֹא־יָבֹ֥א לָהֶ֛ם בִּקְהַ֥ל יְהֹוָ֖ה עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even the tenth generation shall not enter the assembly of the Lord for them, forever.
Chabad.org — 23:03
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / classic .
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
עַמּוֹנִי וּמוֹאָבִי – זְכָרִים וְלֹא נְקֵבוֹת.
English: “An Ammonite or a Moabite” — males and not females.
On the daf / in context: Classic derash limits the bar to males; Ammonite and Moabite women may convert and marry into the congregation.
Type of Learning Gender-limiting derash.
What Is Learned The prohibition applies to male Ammonites and Moabites, not to females.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.