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Negative commandment 55 of 365

Not to exclude an Egyptian from the community of Israel for three generations

Maimonides

Not to exclude an Egyptian from the community of Israel for three generations, as it is said, “Thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian….” (Deut. 23:8-9).

Deuteronomy 23:7–8 · Hebrew 23:8–9

KJV
Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.
ASV
Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a sojourner in his land. The children of the third generation that are born unto them shall enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
WEB
You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land. The children of the third generation who are born to them may enter into the LORD’s assembly.
JPS
Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, for he is thy brother; thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land. The children of the third generation that are born unto them may enter into the assembly of the LORD.