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.