Ki Seitzei 23:03 · unit 6

TT #322 · 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
עַד עוֹלָם – אֵין לָהֶם טָהֳרָה.

English: “Forever” — they have no purification (from the bar).

On the daf / in context: Unlike some other exclusions, this one has no endpoint.

Type of Learning

Emphasis on the absence of a time limit.

What Is Learned

Ammonite and Moabite males remain barred for all generations.